Sketching the Ordinary - More pen sketches

I have seen artists who sketch or draw special, unusual stuff only, but then maybe sketching is something very special for them. For me though, sketching is something very habitual and everyday; kind of like an exercise I try to do regularly, just to keep myself in shape. Thus the subjects of my drawings are also everyday objects - you are unlikely to find in my sketchbook a sketch of a pretty vase of roses but you are very likely to find a drawing of a pile of books or a cluttered table. I also tend to sketch with pens rather than pencils because then I can't erase or keep on trying to make my lines straight; I simply draw, without criticizing my own work. While I'm drawing with pens, I am not expecting perfect end-results; instead, I am simply enjoying the journey, and am more at peace with myself.

So here are some more pen-sketches. Although I have mainly used black fineliner pens instead of coloured ones, I have used coloured highlighter markers (one of my all-time favorite drawing tools!) in some of these. Click on each drawing to see it in fullscreen mode.

badminton rackets and a shuttlecock

A table piled with 'stuff': a lamp, a laptop, a couple of books, pens,
and a calculator. I drew this with black fineliner and coloured it
in with highlighter markers

A bookshelf piled with books (there are so many in our house;
every room has at least one bookshelf except for the kitchen!)

Another random sketch I made with fineliner and
coloured with highlighter markers (blue+pink in
this case)

Table with a traditional Sindhi patchwork cover - I drew the outline
of the table and the cover with black fineliner, filled the table in with
soft pastels and did the cover with coloured fineliners. Although my
sketchy rendering does not depict well the exquisite, beautiful design
of the table-cover, I thoroughly enjoyed drawing this :D

This is all I have for now, although I promise I'll be back soon, (Insha Allah) with more stuff (more flyers, that is :P) Do let me know how you like these in the comments! :)