Art in my Sketchbook – Part 1

I haven’t posted any art for awhile

I haven’t worked on any large pieces lately. My focus has been mainly on drawing in my sketchbook. I signed up for two classes. One was with Lewis Rossignol called
Sketchbooking and the other is a two week class with Karen Abend called Sketchbook Revival. The latter is a free set of classes with 27 artists that each give a lesson that takes about 30 minutes. Sketchbook Revival is free and you can still sign up. https://www.karenabend.com/sketchbook-revival-2021/

Lewis’s focus is on being loose and not too precious with your sketchbooks. In fact he encourages you to mess up your pages a bit so that it is easier to start drawing. He likes to work in ink, pen, and pencil and he uses collage to add interest and balance.

Here are a few of the sketches that I did after watching his lessons.

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I will post my art from Day 1 of Sketchbook Revival in a post tomorrow.

My Year of Art in Photos – Part 1

….this week’s Word Press writing challenge is to create a photo essay on any subject that I feel passionate about

I love art. I create art, I teach art to children and I go to art galleries. Here’s my year in art.

January – Children’s art and assignments from Faces 101 (on-line class with Carla Sonheim)

February – my pottery, collaged faces, children’s collage fantasy art, trip to the AGO

March – Student abstracts. weaving, portraits and my abstracts, owls and indigo tie dye creations

Stay tuned for parts 2, 3, and 4

Cheers