Saturday, March 26, 2016

Sketchbook Wandering at the Library


Once the workshops & the show were over I found myself going back to sketching with new energy & inspiration. By teaching, I learn, by sharing, I get inspired.

J & I are regulars in the reading room of the Camden Library. He reads his newspapers, I sketch still life compositions of readers! (the above reader is not my J...) My noisy brain quiets in the midst of soft symphonies of crinkling newspapers & silent pauses. Libraries still bring me such pleasure!    


At my Art of the Sketchbook Journal workshops, people asked about materials. Except for favorite brushes, Winsor Newton watercolors & Prismacolor pencils, they vary. it keeps my sketching fresh.
Recently I tried a new Rhodia blank book, seduced by the colorful covers displayed at my local Fiddlehead Artisan Supply. The pages were very thin & I thought I wouldn't be able to make them work. But with The Test of the Pens, I found one that worked nicely. It bleeds through the backside, which means I get  fewer pages to use, but it's OK, because this book elicits pleasant sketches. With its pretty yellow cover, it calls me often. You want that in a book...

Amusez-vous bien, mes amis, et à bientôt !




6 comments:

  1. I love your suggestion w/ honest critique..glad they woked out because the colors are great.
    Your J seems quite content..how confidant of you to sketch openly:)
    I would too though if I was you:)Love the scarf..etc:)

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  2. Bardzo podoba mi się szkic z biblioteki. Życzę radosnych Świąt Wielkanocnych ! Ściskam :)

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  3. I can see you sketching at the library in Camden. (smile)

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  4. Thank you Rita for popping by to take a look at my Spring post. I'm so pleased to see you back.

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  5. Libraries are one of my happy places! Though I've never sketched there, I can see that it would be a peaceful, inspiring place to do so.

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  6. Libraries and bookstores are my favorite places for sketching too. Your sketch is wonderful. Thanks too for sharing your thoughts on these particular sketch books. Hope you had a lovely Easter. Hugs!

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