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Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. I drew this during my week with the troop at Hidden Valley. Not a terribly exciting scene, but it was interesting to me: the confluence of some angles of a picnic table, with some bold wood grain, and the pine needle covered ground beneath it.

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. I know I did this little pine cone at the Sports Field picnic table. I remember my back aching when I was done, because I was hunched over it in an awkward position (that's

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. I honestly can't remember where I was for this one. Sports Field? Water Front? I remember drawing it, just not where I was (other than at camp).

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. Another Nature area drawing, this was a bit of exposed tree root, covered in leaves, pine needles, moss, and soil. It also had a split in the rough outer layer, revealing some smooth, inner

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. I sat and drew this guy during our second time at Nature. There was a nice, rough textured pine tree trunk right behind this, but I didn't get around to including it.

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. My new water bottle, drawn while sitting at the S.W.O.R.M program area (mini golf, to be specific) during the afternoon free block.

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. All the picnic tables are held together with recessed hex bolts and washers. Given the amount of weather they are subjected to over the course of the summer, most of them have developed quite

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. By this point, watching me sketch had become a bit of a down time activity for the scouts. They liked giving me things to draw, like this little stick while we were waiting for

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. Another interrupted sketch, this one was in the nature area. The group was going on a short nature walk and wasn't returning to the program area, so I had to tag along.

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. This cool stump sits just outside the canopies of the Handi Craft area.

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. Another still life set up on a picnic table outside of Fort Friendship. This one was cut short when the activity ended and I needed to shepard the scouts to their next program area.

Another year of observational sketching at summer camp. This was from my last summer at the Cub Scout camp, Camp Carpenter. I picked this piece of firewood up outside of Fort Friendship and put it on a picnic table.