Thread by @mikamckinnon

Meanwhile in BC:
February means #OpusDailyPractice, our local fine art supply store organizing prompts & meetup (opusartsupplies.com/odp)

I’m far from home, but I have a sketchpad & pens and I’m still trying to be less shy about my art, so let’s do this. 💚

1. Kathmandu, Nepal.
I’m working with pen-only (#inktober redux?) & not fussing over scale as all my #geology #sciart has absurd vertical exaggeration.

...but I couldn’t accept the combo of a very small valley & the metamorphic pattern feeling more “Christmas” than “rock.”

2. Tehran, Iran
This feels like approximately a zillion variations of sedimentary textures (alluvial beds).

I had fun playing with miniscule variations in pen widths (💚 those microns!) for today’s #OpusDailyPractice #geology #sciart

3. Mexico City, Mexico
Basins upon basins upon basins of sediment, all wedged between crystalline rock. No surprise it’s a nightmare for amplifying & echoing seismic waves.

I like the ash layers between lava flows & the sediment grading.

#opusdailypractice #geology #sciart