sketch books

I love working in a sketch book and I'll tell you why. An artist can learn so much by sketching and if you don't like what you see, you just turn the page and start over! There is no pressure to produce a perfect picture ( or there shouldn't be!) so you can just relax, have fun and doodle, sketch, write, whatever. This small painting came from a recent drawing in my sketch book. I didn't like the drawing in the book until I added the large tree on the right. By playing with different ideas in your book you can learn to create better compositions. My sketch book is a combination journal and sketch book. If I'm having a hard time on a drawing or just don't feel like drawing, I'll write instead. Writing relaxes me and helps get the ideas for drawings and paintings flowing.