The Unicorn, a sailing training vessel, is the only all-female crewed tall-ship in the world. We photographed it while we were sailing in Lunenburg harbour last Ocotober. Though I know virtually nothing about sailing vessels, I was drawn to the beauty and elegant lines of the Unicorn.

©2014 Jennifer Georgeadis. 23cm x 15cm, watercolour on watercolour paper

Vegetable market study for a larger watercolour. I'm itching to get back to my studio to paint this piece on proper watercolour paper!

©2014 Jennifer Georgeadis. 25cm x 16.5cm, watercolour pencils on sketchbook paper

This was the last, dwindling sunflower in one of my Mum's many beautiful bouquets:

©2014 Jennifer Georgeadis. 11cm x 12cm, watercolour on sketchbook paper

I wasn't going to include this sketch in the week's series because I wasn't sure I liked it very much, but on second look I decided that the simple lines I used to create the face's profile worked better than any of the others in describing the character. I guess I just needed time to appreciate what was there!

©2014 Jennifer Georgeadis. 7cm x 10cm, ink on sketchbook paper

This was the character sketch I was most pleased with. Despite a few lines that meandered a bit, the silhouette and general impression of the model was apparent in the end:

©2014 Jennifer Georgeadis. 8.5cm x 9.5cm, ink on sketchbook paper

Crowd sketches drawn from a distance are even more of a challenge. One tiny error changes the whole face:

©2014 Jennifer Georgeadis. 6.5cm x 5.5cm, ink on sketchbook paper

This sketch fit the bill a bit better – fewer lines to describe the figure:

©2014 Jennifer Georgeadis. 7cm x 7cm, ink on sketchbook paper

I've been practicing pen and ink character sketches, with the intention of being as thrifty with descriptive lines as possible:

©2014 Jennifer Georgeadis. 10cm x 11cm, ink on sketchbook paper

Getting back into blogging after the longest two weeks I can remember...
I had the urge to create a larger orbit drawing so that I could incorporate some nice watercolour textures into the shapes using a spritz of rubbing alcohol:

©2014 Jennifer Georgeadis. 17.5cm x 20cm, pencil and watercolour on sketchbook paper

When you've spent almost a week at the hospital waiting for a loved one to have surgery, the options for viable sketching subjects can run out quickly. I've opted to look for subject matter wherever I can. This was my view across the table from my sister, who was working in vain (and not happily), trying to make some headway on a jigsaw puzzle:

©2014 Jennifer Georgeadis. 18cm x 13cm, pencil and watercolour on sketchbook paper