Tag: painting without paint

shiny new toys

I’ve enjoyed drawing on Tim’s iPad Mini so much in the last few weeks that I finally broke down and put some of my rainy day funds to good use. Using the 11″ iPad Pro is like drawing on a sheet of paper rather than a pocket notebook. There’s something deeply satisfying about the snick of the magnetically charged pencil, too.

So far I’ve dipped my toes in by continuing with my mushrooms:

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lake time

The kids have been begging me to take them to the lake all summer, but the weather has been sub-par for swimming.

Yesterday, I said “screw it” and told them to put on their bathing suits, low-70’s temps and cloudy skies be damned. Tim is visiting family on the west coast this weekend, and the lake makes for a convenient distraction.

While they splashed around, seemingly immune to the chilly water, I took out my iPad and pencil and sketched the scene.