Here’s another oldie from my No Man’s Sky travel journal. I did a series of three on this planet, I’ll share the third next week, and the first is here.
watercolor, fineliner, brush pen, Moleskine watercolor sketchbook
Tag: drawing
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welcome to golden glow
Hello! I’ve been away on vacation three weeks, simultaneously fulfilling two longtime dreams; building a catio and attending a barn raising party.
The second was, of course, in spirit, but we built a free standing cat house into an existing (beloved) deck and replaced two-thirds of the deck boards in five days with help of heroic visiting family in possession of know-how and skills and if that’s not what a barn raising party feels like then I don’t know what is.
And fans of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in the audience?
It was really really fun, is what I’m saying, and now I’m “styling it,” because I’m that person. The white deck chair cushions are already covered in muddy little pawprints. I let them dry, and then brush them off with a straw hand whisk broom while the puppy barks at me.
It’s like this with most new things and then she gets with the program.
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paradise
piporo // paradise moon
I’ve shared this one before, but I much prefer this earlier version. I wish I’d scanned it, but I was glad to at least find a photo in my phone, and thought maybe you’d like to see it, too.
So relax a minute in the cool shade, and watch the pale melon clouds drift by. See you tomorrow.
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one last look
Here’s one last look back at Jasmodus Gamma, at least for now. I expect I’ll revisit the mushroom coast in time.
This one I saved for last because I wanted to get a few more drawings under my belt before I tackled it. It feels good to know that even just last year, this would have been beyond me. So I’ll keep at it.
Over in No Man’s Sky, I’ve landed light years away on the grassy planet Etbur and guys, it’s a good one.
See you there.
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taking my time
I’m wrapping up the detail today on this view of the vermilion globe, so I’ll have that for you tomorrow, but I wanted to share one of my progress scans in the meantime, from over the weekend.
This one’s really coming together, and I’m taking my time. I’m looking forward to a day when I can think less, flow more, but for now I’m still learning, and sometimes the going is slow.
Over in No Man’s Sky, I built a gate on the paradise moon Piporo, and I’m dying to warp to the next uncharted system.
Whatever I find there, I’ll be sure to bring you the highlights.
See you on the other side.
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in the etbandf system
Still tooling around on the mushroomy coast of Jasmodus Gamma while I finish up the color on this one. There’s laundry chugging away outside the saloon doors, as usual, but now there’s a wild little puppy napping in there too. Slowly but surely, new routines replace the old, and life returns to normal, as if she’s always been here.
Slowly but surely, the garden is waking up outside, hints of buds are forming on the trees, and I am learning to care for this new family member, who enters her seventh month on Earth today. She is pure enthusiasm, and she is . . . yep, destroying my beautiful hand loomed rug.
Gotta run — see you next week.
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