tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34303509.post811075910283619978..comments2024-01-09T08:37:46.022-08:00Comments on Nancy Van Blaricom : The Art of a Sketchbook - FridayNancy Van Blaricomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030893675129815727noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34303509.post-57417218065266957282013-06-25T11:20:19.208-07:002013-06-25T11:20:19.208-07:00I must take your advice Nancy and try to draw ever...I must take your advice Nancy and try to draw everyday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34303509.post-59704640466998323832013-06-22T03:43:32.925-07:002013-06-22T03:43:32.925-07:00Wonderful idea!
One little bit each day builds upo...Wonderful idea!<br />One little bit each day builds upon another, until by week's end, skills develop.<br />Just a great idea to break a large goal of skill building down into easily taken bite-sized pieces!<br /><br />And, I like the size of this sketchbook, easy to take anywhere.Donna Pierce-Clarkhttp://www.donnapierceclark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34303509.post-11334289103661772892013-06-21T13:47:36.669-07:002013-06-21T13:47:36.669-07:00I love your sketches...and you have inspired me al...I love your sketches...and you have inspired me also. I sketch more because of your influence. I would miss your Friday sketchbook series...Maria Bennett Hockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991414921895251096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34303509.post-74110607583810616672013-06-21T11:57:53.447-07:002013-06-21T11:57:53.447-07:00At our last art club meeting we had an 'in-hou...At our last art club meeting we had an 'in-house' demo from a member who is a retired auto designer. He showed us how simple cars are to draw using shapes and perspective. It changed the ideas of many of us, not to be afraid to put a car into our drawings.Sand Hill Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272519786636794477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34303509.post-19883433631099444802013-06-21T07:05:26.571-07:002013-06-21T07:05:26.571-07:00Thank you Gaylynn ... I'm so happy to see you ...Thank you Gaylynn ... I'm so happy to see you back blogging ! To answer your questions, I most definitely feel that the daily sketches have improved my skills in drawing. Maybe next weeks blog post will be my first couple of sketches my books and also sketches from more recently. I usually don't start out experimenting, only thinking somewhere along the lines of ' I never use my colored pencils, I think I'll see how they look in my sketchbook .. maybe do a whole book in colored pencil'. My goal in sketching is usually to make the object 'look' like the object it is ... I'm not into perfection, just draw it so that it's recognizable. I don't always accomplish that either, such as the hair band in this post ... it makes you wonder, what the heck is that? lol. I think I usually concentrate on value before anything else. I don't feel I'm very good at sketching, but, I enjoy trying. If you have no other medium around you almost always have a pen or pencil and a scrap of paper. No excuse for not doing some art. :-)Nancy Van Blaricomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030893675129815727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34303509.post-57679918972814893252013-06-21T06:50:24.440-07:002013-06-21T06:50:24.440-07:00I've been sketching, too. You've been an ...I've been sketching, too. You've been an inspiration in getting me back in practice. The idea of taking one page and devoting it to a week's worth of small subjects is a good idea.Linda Popplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597184853450230942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34303509.post-43919349136299437062013-06-21T06:05:12.475-07:002013-06-21T06:05:12.475-07:00Your sketches are an inspiration to draw daily. I ...Your sketches are an inspiration to draw daily. I have been thinking about doing so. My question are: Do you think that your daily sketches have improved your skills in drawing? What have you learned by sketching an object(s) or location? Do you always begin with the thought that you are trying to do your best or are you always experimenting with colors, style...?Gaylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151910557587598472noreply@blogger.com