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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
sketching......
I thought I would share a little bit of my sketchbook with you today. Sketchbooks are places for many things - notes, ideas, thoughts, actual sketches, textile swatches, and the list just goes on and on - I don't journal - tried many times, but the pages just got ripped out and used for other stuff, so I put that idea away - one sketchbook I use, I do little sketches that take no longer then five minutes - sometimes shorter - this is really fun for me and is part of my art practice - the pages, as the journal pages, usually get ripped out and used for other things - however, I decided not to do that with the book I'm working in now - I told myself, "wouldn't it be nice to have a whole book of 5 minute works?" - YES, it would! - so here are a few to share with you - I have made a vow to myself not to rip this book apart - at least until I'm done with it! Will keep you posted.
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I can't even begin to count how many pages I've ripped out of journals! I love to see how others use theirs so thanks for sharing!
I Love it all, and the work in progress looks finished.
ooooo pretty...very lush work happening here, thanks for sharing!
Sketchbooks are my favorite books. Thank you, for sharing it. Please more;.)
greetings
Jeane - I am fascinated by the inner contemplations of other artists - it is really intriguing to see how things evolve - as we know how we do our own evolution but to see others is fantastic - and to have some commentary! Thanks for this insight - Cheers!
Hi Jeane, I really like the idea of warming up/working for 5 min. The preciousness of working in a sketchbook seems to evaporate, leaving you with authentic marks and shapes and etc. What you've got going on here is raw and fabulous. I get so hung up on the fact that it's in a book and it all has to be just so, which really messes up one's mojo. I've got a box, of simple paper mache from Michaels, that I occasionally toss in a 8x8 piece I've worked on. The 5 min idea is a good one, think it's time to pull out the box and have a go at shorter time increments. Have a great day!
Thank you for sharing your sketches -- I've hung a big piece of sketch paper on my studio wall. Every morning I randomly sketch on it for about 5/10 minutes. I find myself pulling from those sketches as I work in my studio.
When I was in school we had just such an assignment .. get a pad and fill it with 5 min drawings/sketches and we had another .. we had to get a small pad and do quick sketches of people we saw on the bus or subway on our way to/from school .. its an eye opener and a great way to 'stretch' creatively
I,m very glad for your works! Its are very good its the first ( primera) time i,m visit your blog !
Ciao , hasta pronto
you're welcome Liz-anna, and I'm so happy you stopped by :)
thank you David, do you think so? hmmm, well if you saw if close up, you might not think so, but thank you :)
hello Laura, thank you, glad you came by :)
I bet you have some fabulous sketchbooks Petras, thank you :)
hello Wyn, yes, we all evolve differently don't we - such a personal journey, but we can learn from our fellow travelers for sure :)
good morning Chris - oh, my, if you saw some of my books and how absolutely 'unprecious' they are and in fact all my work in that state of unpreciousness - if you go to my website you will see a photo of the state of my workspace right now - I put it on the home page for all to see :)
Judy, I absolutely love this idea and know artists who do the same thing - for me, I would start and never leave the wall - a book I can close and not be stimulated to keep working on it! :)
yes, I've done the people sketch one too, but I'm so isolated here now - I haven't been out in the real world for a week except to go to pick up work from the framers yesterday! egads Daryl, I have to gett out of here today!
hello Mercedes, thank you and I'm so glad you found my blog :)
Lovely marks. Sketchbooks are treasures to remind you to play creativel.y
good morning Jo, thank you and I love what you say - 'reminds us to play' :)
So YOU!!
Very nice ... :-)
LOL! so true Rosie :)
thank you brbulka :)
Oh your sketches are packed with depth. So glad you decided to post them.
hello Seth, thank you - so hope your world spins in all the positive ways you live xo
Wow those sketches are awesome! Love the expressiveness of those gestural marks!
Very cool! It's interesting to see mostly black and white as opposed to the paintings which have more color.
good morning Shelley, thank you so much :)
Hello Brenda, thank and it's good to see you here xo
These are neat Jeane. I like them a lot.
These mini works are so wonderful! Jeane, do you listen to music while you paint??
know I should have just asked you right away - what kind of music do you prefer to paint with??
Fantastic sketches, Jeane! and thanks for reminding me I need to sketch more!
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