Time for tea

Today's prompt in the 31 Flavors was "chai tea." That sounded so appealing, sitting in my chilly house, that I decided to take a little break from my chores (this is never a hard decision to make!) to do a sketch. My teapot is actually pink to go with my kitchen, but the orange seemed so much more autumnal, and blended nicely with the warm milky color of the tea and "biscuits," as the Brits would call them. A little spatter also seemed to fit with the theme, since making loose tea always results in some scattered on the counter. My shapes got a little wonky, but that's what contour drawing is all about—perfection is not the goal!

I'm going to have to pick up some ginger and cardamom next time I'm at the store and indulge myself!

Uniball pen and watercolor in Bee sketchbook, about 8x8 inches.