Small Sketches

 

My blog has been neglected for way too long!  The last post was over 6 years ago.  Over the past few years, I have focused my attention to smaller drawings and sketches.  This collection is a sampling of these.  The smallest is approximately 1-1/2” x 2” and the largest 3-1/2” x 4”.  Using a smooth paper in a sketchbook called “Minimalism Art”, I am able to shade a background with graphite and then smooth it with a chamois.  Now the entire surface is an even tone base to start building up the darks, shapes of trees , textured grass and reflective water. A kneaded eraser is used to lighten areas of clouds or the sun.

The Importance of Sketching

Original Post: 9/26/2010
When I'm not working on a 'full-sized' drawing, I am sketching.    Sketching provides the opportunity to

•  explore your subject matter and medium
•  exercise and stretch your skills
•  test out new techniques
•  explore textures, compositions, lighting effects

Sometimes sketches are indeciferable to any one but the artist, nothing more than scribbles.  Other times, they can become a finished artwork.  But most of the time, sketches are just snippets of thoughts or an impression of an idea. 

For an artist, sketching is the most uninhibited and free-est expressive moment possible.  Sketching is an artform in itself and give the viewer insight into the soul of the artist.

 

Sketching

When I'm not working on a 'full-sized' drawing, I am sketching.    Sketching provides the opportunity to

•  explore your subject matter and medium
•  exercise and stretch your skills
•  test out new techniques
•  explore textures, compositions, lighting effects

Sometimes sketches are indeciferable to any one but the artist, nothing more than scribbles.  Other times, they can become a finished artwork.  But most of the time, sketches are just snippets of thoughts or an impression of an idea. 

For an artist, sketching is the most uninhibited and free-est expressive moment possible.  Sketching is an artform in itself and give the viewer insight into the soul of the artist.