I bought this beautiful sketchbook this summer as an encouragement to draw. I love the different papers and tones in there, just inviting me to make a mark.
I drew all the time as a child, but now I tend to see it as luxury of time - one day I'll get back into it, just for it's own sake. Rather than take baby steps I dreamed of a studio, a week painting in the Highlands - it only takes a spare 5 minutes to scribble.
Yesterday we were talking about whitedog and how he/she had been seen hanging out at the back of the local corner shop... Perhaps also sparked by talking to my friend Susan who was telling me about drawing just for the sake of it... when I heard a dog barking and suddenly got the urge to draw whitedog.
this was from memory.. I remembered the feel of whitedog and just drew what I felt.. a lumpy sort of irregular hound with pig's ears and a funny way of sitting on the pavement!
I liked doing this line drawing and thought it would be fun to do something like this as a print, or even as a little handstitching exercise.
that's a great drawing, c. i'm very impressed that you did that from memory- i can't seem to remember the 'feel' of objects well enough to draw them like that.
i hope you find more moments to draw in your beautiful new journal!
Posted by: melissa | October 10, 2007 at 08:03 PM
Drawing for drawings sake does feel like a luxury - but why? Taking photos can be viewed as a luxury too but somehow we find the time to do it! I am always terrified of making the first mark on a page as I feel somehow that will determine how the drawing will turn out so if that first mark is wrong so will the drawing be - pretty scary! Its great that you just felt like doing it and went ahead and did it - more than that, you created a lovely drawing full of character! Keep up the good work!
Posted by: suzanne | October 10, 2007 at 10:57 PM
I really like that drawing of Whitedog. It would look brilliant stitched.
Posted by: VictoriaE | October 12, 2007 at 06:09 AM
Fancy being able to draw whitedog from memory, you are very talented! I hope you make time to draw more often in your beautiful new book.
Posted by: Sally Anne | October 12, 2007 at 10:58 PM