Thank you! Appreciate you watching and the nice comment.

Thank you. Nice to hear positive feed back, very encouraging.

That’s great, I also find it calming to sketch so I’m glad you get the same feeling.. thanks for the comment.

Thanks, always a pleasure to hear from you. Thanks for the ongoing support.

Thanks so much, glad you enjoy the videos.

One of my favourites, love how it came out. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for the comment. It is nice when a sketch brings back memories, I look at past journals and sketchbooks and remember good times.

Thanks, as always I look forward to your comments. I am no expert but I could always try to explain what’s going through my mind when I draw scenes like that. Let me know your thoughts on that kind of thing.

Many thanks, glad you liked it.

It may come from me having a simple mind to start with :) As with most people, clutter bothers me so I guess I subconsciously try to clear things up. Thanks, I value your comments.

Thanks for the comment, yes this one worked out ok. It is hard to know when to stop , and erring on the “ less” side sometimes works out.

Thanks so much, nice when it works out eh?

happy New Year to you as well, thanks for coming back. Lots of dots, dashes an squiggles :)

Thanks a lot, much appreciated, sometimes colour can be the undoing of a sketch but this worked.

Thanks, I’m glad the colours worked, I never know when I start. See you next week.

Thanks, float like a butterfly sting like a vespa.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed.

You are welcome, I’m glad you are enjoying them. Great to hear from you, thanks.

Thank you so much for the comment, I am glad that you came back to watching the videos and sketching. I am continuing to draw and upload videos thanks to viewers like you who encourage me to keep sketching. I am trying not to make the videos too long, keeping under 30 minutes, it’s good to have feedback on the length, thanks. Here’s hoping 2025 is a better year for you filled with happy moments and sketches ( especially with the new pen) Take care.

You’re quite welcome, that’s what it’s all about, the sharing. Thank you for watching the videos and commenting.

Thanks for checking it out, the FoxFire cabin was one of my favs as well. All the best to you and yours for the new year as well.

Thanks so much for watching the videos, and leaving your comment, love to hear from viewers. Perhaps drawing is a way to de-clutter the world and focus on simple lines and thoughts.

We visited that campsite while hiking but never camped there, must have been great. Grand Manan is a very nice place to spend some relaxing time, we’ve camped at the Provincial Park and rented cottages there. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you for encouraging words, very much appreciated.

You are so welcome, and thank you so much for watching and commenting.

Thanks for the kind words, it surely helps me keep going.

Thanks for your continued viewing and support, appreciated so much. Yes, going over the drawings does bring back some memories, even though most were just practice sketches from on-line photos. Maybe I’ll do a video of other sketch books with more travel on-location things some time. I am loving the sharing and comments I receive from viewers like you, so a big thank you for that :)

You are so welcome. You and other viewers also encourage me to continue to draw and share, and for that I am truly thankful. May your holidays be the best ever.

Thanks for the kind words, I am so glad to be of help in any way. You have been an encouragement to me as well, and I appreciate that immensely. Hope your Christmas is a happy one.

And thank you for watching and commenting for another year, viewers like you makes me keep going. I’ll keep adding up those hours to become proficient :).

Thank you, hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas. Hearing from viewers like you encourages me to draw and to continue making videos to share, thanks so much.

Thanks! Yes, that is a tricky part of any kind of drawing, when to stop adding stuff and call it done. I stop many a drawing and come back the next day for a fresh look before continuing or stopping. If I have an “off” day I do a few small sketches that aren’t “serious “ to get back in the groove.

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed.

You’re welcome, and thanks for the comment, always enjoy hearing from you.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed. Always appreciate your comments.

Glad you will add to your boat collection. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, I enjoyed this one as well. Sometimes scenes can be hard to break down into simple shapes and lines, your mind sees so much, but with practice it’ll come easier.

Thanks, appreciate that, seemed to work out ok.

Thanks, I have the table at an angle, guessing it’s about 30 degrees or something.

You’re quite welcome, thanks so much for watching.

I’m no expert and not a teacher, but hope my videos inspire. I would say, draw as much as you can with pencil and / or pen. If it gives you more confidence and thereby enables you to draw more often, use a pencil first as a guide . When I do a portrait of someones house for example, I do a detailed pencil drawing and then go over with ink ( erasing the pencil after). I started drawing strait with ink when I wanted to draw on location, to save time and to have a more immediate sketchy feel ( still working on that, it’s way easier to draw at home with a desk and lights etc.)All I can say is, there is no “ proper” way to go about art, do what feels good to you.

Thanks for your answers....yes your videos do and have inspired me.... thanks for sharing your talent.....

I hope the drawings inspire, and don’t discourage. After a while, and lots of doodling and sketching and line making it will come more naturally. Do what feels good to you, that is real art.

When I opened the video and saw the photo I thought this was going to be extremely difficult. Love the way you simplified the scene and still captured the essence of the photo.

You are very welcome. Yes, it probably became more “ involved” when I decided to try it just in ink. A more simple drawing, maybe even a light pencil sketch could be a base for a watercolour. Thanks for the challenge, I enjoyed it.

Thanks for the comment. It would be interesting to try drawing it again but use different shading, hatching etc each time, wonder how many different ways one could handle it in ink.

Thank you, took my time and it turned out ok. May try in watercolour again some time, perhaps someone else will too.

Your comments are very much appreciated, keeps me filming and uploading.

Thanks, I am glad you appreciate it, I try to show the real side of me concerning art.

I don’t do anything special other than keep them in a cupboard loose or in drawing pads. Any charcoal or pencil drawings I spray with a fixative to prevent smudging.

Yes, a half glove. Protects the paper from hand oils and lets my hand move on the surface easier. Thanks for watching and the comment.

@@SketchingwithJim-cv7nk where do you find these gloves .. do they make for lefties?

Looks like you can get them easily on line at Amazon or Temu etc., just search “drawing glove”. Happy sketching!

Thanks, appreciate the encouragement.