sketchbook

Trying to get better at laying doing these quick tonal studies. I used to not do that many of these, but I have recently found how much taking the extra step can inform the rest of the process. When I first began getting serious about making art, my impatience never allowed me to start with learning to draw. I eagerly wanted to get right into painting and my work suffered.

 

 There is a certain freedom that goes with sketching these little thumbnails. Starting with a blank canvas, page, monitor carries with it a weird kind of uncertainty and intimidation. This uncertainty can be really exciting sometimes but it can also give way to a weak start. Now, I always warm up with a sketch or two, so going into a painting I am confident and loose.

 

Here are some sketches from a recent sketchbook.