Ted Pigott Art

Draw what you see. Share your work. Every day is better when you draw.

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This Sunday’s Urban Sketchers Chicago (@uskchicago ) virtual sketch event was entitled “Other Hobbies,” and we were meant to sketch and share some of the other things we like to do (besides sketching). /// Believe it or not, one if my hobbies is mowing the lawn with a retro, rotary-blade mower. /// It’s quiet, it’s eco-friendly, and it always gives me a great workout. /// Who knows—maybe one of these days I’ll break down and get a gas or electric mower. /// For the time being, though, I’m happy to stick with my trusty rotary mower from Scott’s (@scottslawn ). /// @staedtler pigment liner 0.3 in my pocket @moleskine . ///// #uskathome #uskchicago #urbansketching #urbansketchers #lawnmower #rotarymower #scottslawncare #moleskinemoments #mowingthelawn #mowingthelawnonsunday (at Valparaiso, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA353_yn0lI/?igshid=eqkq2b8xunhq

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My wife is an avid gardener, and my son and I both do our best to support her in this. /// Sometimes this means visiting plant and flower sales or nurseries and greenhouses, where we usually end up with some time to sit (and sketch) while my wife makes here selections. /// @staedtler pigment liner 0.3 in my pocket @moleskine . ///// #urbansketching #uskchicago #urbansketchers #gardening #moleskinemoments (at Woldhuis Farms Sunrise Greenhouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1bn9Ln4sF/?igshid=87tjbizfmp37

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“Portamento.” /// “Go ahead and put a crescendo on it.” /// All forte.”—overheard as I sketched at my son’s violin lesson yesterday afternoon. /// @staedtler pigment liner 0.3 in my pocket @moleskine . ///// #violin #violinst #violinstagram #practice #sketching #drawntomusic #drawingviolinists #pigmentliner #draweveryday #drawyourlife #drawwhatyousee #moleskinemoments #uskchicago #inkonpaper (at Chesterton, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAx08auHMle/?igshid=vlu0rmta6pq1

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At my son’s violin lesson yesterday afternoon—it’s always a pleasure to listen to him play. /// @staedtler pigment liner 0.3 and @sakuraofamerica Gelly Roll 0.5 in my pocket @stillmanandbirn toned-paper sketchbook. ///// #violin #violinst #violinstagram #practice #sketching #drawntomusic #drawingviolinists #pigmentliner #gellyrollpens #draweveryday #drawyourlife #drawwhatyousee #tonedpaper #uskchicago #inkonpaper (at Chesterton, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAx0M3KHK3e/?igshid=n70dykym80nt

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Hibiscus (II) /// 🌺 /// @prismacolor water-soluble pencils, @sakuraofamerica watercolors, @winsorandnewton masking fluid, and @staedtler pigment liner 0.3 on @liberte cold-pressed paper. ///// #hibiscus #hibiscusflower #hibiscus🌺 #flower #spring #mayflowers (at Valparaiso, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvUr2InaDC/?igshid=9s6cwmuj0ebt

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Time-lapse process video. /// Hibiscus (II) /// 🌺 /// @prismacolor water-soluble pencils, @sakuraofamerica watercolors, @winsorandnewton masking fluid, and @staedtler pigment liner 0.3 on liberte cold-pressed paper. ///// #hibiscus #hibiscusflower #hibiscus🌺 #flower #spring #mayflowers #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapsepainting #timelapseart (at Valparaiso, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvVJrWHcOx/?igshid=1wp56vswatdu8

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Time-lapse process video. /// Hibiscus (II) /// 🌺 /// @prismacolor water-soluble pencils, @sakuraofamerica watercolors, @winsorandnewton masking fluid, and @staedtler pigment liner 0.3 on liberte cold-pressed paper. ///// #hibiscus #hibiscusflower #hibiscus🌺 #flower #spring #mayflowers #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapsepainting #timelapseart (at Valparaiso, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvVJrWHcOx/?igshid=3zjh13m1ug3m

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So great to get back here for some “happy laps” in the pool. /// #swimming #valpoymca #happylaps (at Valparaiso Family YMCA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqvPDIHqQ2/?igshid=1c4heeloj6c1u

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Happy Birthday to our nephew, Jarvis! /// Portraits starting from his birth in 2016 (upper left corner) and continuing counterclockwise to his fourth birthday. /// Different years, different materials, mediums, and styles—same great kid. ///// #portrait #portraitpainting #ournephewjarvisbirthdayportrait #aportraitayear (at Valparaiso, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqOXVPHWCc/?igshid=1xeryo19khw2w

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Happy Birthday to one of our favorite nephews and cousins—Jarvis (aka “Little Green Bean”)! /// Have a great one in Taiwan, buddy! /// @staedtler pigment liner 0.3 and @sakuraofamerica Gelly Roll 0.5 in my pocket @stillmanandbirn toned-paper sketchbook. ///// #portrait #tonedpaper #birthdayportrait (at Valparaiso, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqNT94Huo2/?igshid=1ixywo4syubpc

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A warm, sunny Sunday, so a great day for some yard work and gardening, but I still wanted to take part in the Urban Sketchers Chicago (@uskchicago ) virtual sketch activity, albeit a little late. /// Today’s theme was “Precious,” and I think, if I am not mistaken, the idea was to break out and use those “precious” art supplies that we’ve been saving and holding on to for so long. /// Which, in my case, was a beautiful pocket sketchbook from Stillman & Birn (@stillmanandbirn ), which I believe was included in our goodie bag at the Usk Chicago 2019 seminar almost a year ago. /// It’s really nice, especially the cover, and it has gray-brown-sepia paper, which I normally don’t use. /// But today was a good reason to take it off the shelf and put it into action, and I was inspired by the suggestion of Peter, another Usk Chicago member, to try to draw a dandelion on colored paper. /// @sakuraofamerica Gelly Roll 0.5 in my pocket @stillmanandbirn sketchbook. /// #uskchicago #uskathome #dandelion #precious #makeart (at Valparaiso, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAmCoDfn4os/?igshid=17skol019zcli

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Time-lapse process video. /// 🎼: “Disco//Very” by Warpaint. /// “Shelter-in-Place” Self-Portrait Series—V. /// @tombowusa dual-tip brush pen and @prismacolor water soluble pencil on @cansonpaper . ///// #selfportrait #portrait #watercolors #shelterinplaceselfportraits #mirrorselfportrait #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapseart #process #disco//very #warpaint #discovery (at Valparaiso, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAg6acrnjNR/?igshid=8aj5ridoa4ab

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“Shelter-in-Place” Self-Portrait Series—V. /// @tombowusa dual-tip brush pen and @prismacolor water soluble pencil on @cansonpaper . ///// #selfportrait #portrait #watercolors #shelterinplaceselfportraits #mirrorselfportrait (at Valparaiso, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAg5FWmHsBt/?igshid=1koft1b3gd9y4

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Time-lapse process video. /// Some posters I made of the Thomas Jefferson Middle School Viking (wearing a mask). /// We held these posters up to thank the TJMS teachers and staff as we drove by them in the TJMS school parking lot in a parade earlier tonight to honor the departing eighth-graders, including our son, Theo. /// It’s been a crazy year (and I always tell my son that we are living through history right now), but the Valpo Schools have done a great job with the e-learning and keeping things going in a friendly, positive way. /// Now it’s time for summer break! /// @prismacolor markers and @staedtler highlighter on poster board. ///// #tjms #wearevalpo #valpovikings #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapseart #theroad #paperplaneproject (at Thomas Jefferson MiddleSchool) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAeNOMlHjDw/?igshid=1aq99m87fxqrd

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Some posters I made of the Thomas Jefferson Middle School Viking (wearing a mask). /// We held these posters up to thank the TJMS teachers and staff as we drove by them in the TJMS school parking lot in a parade earlier tonight to honor the departing eighth-graders, including our son, Theo. /// Its been a crazy year (and I always tell my son that we are living through history), but the Valpo Schools have done a great job with the e-learning and keeping things going in a friendly, positive way. /// Now it’s time for summer break! /// @prismacolor markers and @staedtler highlighter on poster board. ///// #tjms #wearevalpo #valpovikings (at Thomas Jefferson MiddleSchool) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAeMZpGHNvQ/?igshid=ju39ugtltshh

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Throwback Thursday—Self-portrait from six years ago (May 21, 2014). /// Ink on paper. /// #selfportrait #throwbackthursday #inkonpaper (at Taipei, Taiwan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdfBWcHdkv/?igshid=rkx5a3ukpsoe

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Curbside pick-up at our local library. /// @staedtler pigment liner 0.3 in my pocket @moleskine . ///// #library #curbsidepickup #moleskinemoments #uskchicago #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching (at Porter County Public Library System) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAa0TnlHjrl/?igshid=68izxvzytclh