Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
Sketching is something that comes and goes in my creative life. This year I'm trying to sketch more often. I'd love to say daily, but I haven't quite gotten to that point yet. I bought this small sketchbook on our trip down the west coast over Christmas break. It's a much smaller sketchbook than I have used in the past, but I really like the size.
I started sketching in the little book while on vacation, but only completed one sketch while traveling. It's a rough sketch from a photo I took of the Redwoods we saw in our travels.
Sketch two is of wheat or wild grass, whichever you see. I often draw this kind of thing and have several versions in other sketchbooks. Sketch three is a bit of a rendition of the winter that is laying its hand on our yard this time of year.
Sketch four was created using a reference photo from Instagram. I have no idea what the flower is, but it was a fun sketch. Sketch five is my coffee cup that I use every morning. I've got no still life skills and am much better sketching nature, but I did it anyway.
Sketch six was practicing leaves. Nothing fancy, but good practice. Sketch seven is a weird floral bouquet but again was just about sketching and practice. We never get better if don't practice.
I want to continue to fill this sketchbook as the year progresses and then look back through it at the end of the year and be able to see my progress and improved skills.
I started sketching in the little book while on vacation, but only completed one sketch while traveling. It's a rough sketch from a photo I took of the Redwoods we saw in our travels.
Sketch two is of wheat or wild grass, whichever you see. I often draw this kind of thing and have several versions in other sketchbooks. Sketch three is a bit of a rendition of the winter that is laying its hand on our yard this time of year.
Sketch four was created using a reference photo from Instagram. I have no idea what the flower is, but it was a fun sketch. Sketch five is my coffee cup that I use every morning. I've got no still life skills and am much better sketching nature, but I did it anyway.
Sketch six was practicing leaves. Nothing fancy, but good practice. Sketch seven is a weird floral bouquet but again was just about sketching and practice. We never get better if don't practice.
I want to continue to fill this sketchbook as the year progresses and then look back through it at the end of the year and be able to see my progress and improved skills.
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