Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Art of a Sketchbook

The Art of a Sketchbook

Crab Claws Sketch, 5" x 7", Graphite sketch, ©2012 Nancy Van Blaricom

Hey, hows your summer goin'? Are you getting out enjoying the weather while you can?  Are you Plein Air painting or sketching or maybe both?

I thought I'd share this sketch of a sun bleached crab claw I found on the beach.  I only found the one claw but turned it over to sketch a different angle, making it look like two claws. I like seeing one object drawn over and under the first sketch.  I stopped a bit early before I accomplished that but it was a fun sketch any way.  My apology for the horrible photo but it was the best of about 8 attempts, *sigh.

Also, I wanted to share a book I purchased recently.  You may own it already, heard of it or maybe have at least seen it around.  Its Danny Gregory's book The Creative License.  It's a fun easy read and gets you excited about doing some drawing/ sketching.  Danny gives us permission to sketch without thinking we need to create perfect art.










4 comments:

  1. Thanks, Nancy, for sharing about the book and your fun drawing today!

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  2. Nancy, good to see you posting again. You've been missed. Your Crab Claws Sketch is elegantly rendered. Very nice! Also, I discovered Danny Gregory's site recently and have become a fan of this enormously creativite man. Now I will have to get his book. Thanks, Nancy!

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  3. Thanks for your comment on my page Nancy. It's good to see that someone is actually paying attention. :)

    I have enjoyed your sketchbook posts. between yours and Helen Strom's posts it has been wonderful to see how some artists keep their chops up.

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  4. I have two Gregory books...he is a great influence. Keep the sketches coming---it is always great FUN to see what you are up to!

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