time traveler, interdimensional artist
In the meanwhile, my personal month-of-sketches art experiment continues unabated and, as of nine days in, triumphant. To be clear, not even most of the pics are gems. I have been partaking in the act of suburban sketching, which doubly adds to my challenge of (a) seeking out something to sketch and a place to
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It’s hardly worth logging a few messy sketches but I will say since declaring that I was going to start a daily art challenge and do a sketch every day… well, I have. The afternoon after my last post I made my way to the art store. There are a couple good ones in the
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It has been a few years since I plunked myself into the blank pages of a sketchbook for my reprisal into the plein air arts. It was an adventure that took me down a rabbit hole of watercolours and personal expression through ink and pigment that has been hard to quantify in the context of
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Anyone in search of an example of modern evolutionary pressure look no further than the common fly. Back in the city, like up high in the mountains, flies are ubiquitous. But unlike the mountains, the cities are filled streets, buildings, parks and coffee shops full of people. City flies need to be smart and fast.
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As it turns out, Disneyland is not a great place to sketch. Oh, sure, it might be a great inspiration for sketching. There are a few thousands of people worth sketching. There is colour and shape and light and shadow and trees and architecture and—deep breath. There are also about fifteen places to sit, total.
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