Saturday, October 12, 2013

Sketching As Daily Habit

More Autumn color play & more mess in the art room.

Yesterday a friend wrote that she went on a cruise & had wanted to sketch, but it had been hard with all those people around. It can even be a challenge when you're alone, I wrote back. Finding a place to sit, having attention from onlookers, sun, rain, bugs, lugging materials...Perhaps making it a habit is the way to go so that you don't feel quite right when you don't get to observe & draw in a day.
 Yesterday eve at the Camden Library I was immediately stunned by beauty of the gardens outside the back door, so I stopped to sketch, sitting on a rock wall. The weather was great, no bright sun, not many people, but Surprise! There were tiny ants crawling all around my bag & my seat! So I did a super fast, scribbly, sketch, snapped a quick reference photo, shook my stuff out & ran! Above is a sketch from the sketch, done back in the messy art room.
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11 comments:

  1. GigaOctober 12, 2013 at 11:25 AM

    Twoje szkice są cudowne , podziwiam Cię . Pozdrawiam serdecznie i :))))

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    1. Sketchbook WanderingOctober 12, 2013 at 11:37 AM

      Dziękuje, Giga. I bardzo miło mi jest ze piszesc po polsku!

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  2. TexWisGirlOctober 12, 2013 at 11:28 AM

    wow. i am always taken aback by what you can create!

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    1. Sketchbook WanderingOctober 12, 2013 at 11:38 AM

      You too, my friend!! (you with your partners in nature!)

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  3. La Table De NanaOctober 12, 2013 at 12:51 PM

    I even hate taking pictures on my own when people are around:(

    Very shy that way..
    I love what you create..Kudos!

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  4. Barbara Lilian in FranceOctober 12, 2013 at 4:14 PM

    the ants didn't stop you creating yet another great sketch , love the colours.

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  5. MalyssOctober 13, 2013 at 11:59 AM

    Ants?! Brrrrr! When it comes to insects , as soon as they are two, it's too much for me! :o)

    I got your lovely postcards! Will answer soon!
    Hugs!

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  6. Library JewelOctober 13, 2013 at 9:47 PM

    I would move from the ants, too. Daily habit improves so many things. Someday, when I am no longer working full time, I hope to practice sketching daily like you, dear Rita.

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  7. Sharon CreechOctober 14, 2013 at 9:52 AM

    So right about the habit . . . and you captured that scene so well . . . xx

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  8. Folkways Note BookOctober 14, 2013 at 12:19 PM

    I would love to see your messy art room -- I imagine being full of art treasures produced by you -- barbara

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  9. MargieOctober 14, 2013 at 9:27 PM

    Love, love, love them. Especially the second one.

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