tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post2932081057003520312..comments2024-03-03T15:13:42.413-03:30Comments on Illustrated Life: Where do you start?Jeanette Jobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-75845237787340782202014-03-13T07:10:40.658-02:302014-03-13T07:10:40.658-02:30Sue, I believe that sketching has become a techniq...Sue, I believe that sketching has become a technique into its own more recently, rather than its original purpose of a quick unfinished idea that could be the bones of a larger drawing or painting.<br /><br />My sketchboooks aren't beautiful things to be viewed by others they are more my working tools. Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-19596112991827371312014-03-13T06:23:49.529-02:302014-03-13T06:23:49.529-02:30How interesting to read. As you know I work in a v...How interesting to read. As you know I work in a very different way with my sketches being seperate (normally) from my drawings although I guess, like you say, they help me form an understanding of different subjects.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-66543398116737446852014-03-05T18:12:01.120-03:302014-03-05T18:12:01.120-03:30my sketchbooks are the same, no point in having th...my sketchbooks are the same, no point in having them if they don't get used and look used :)Jennifer Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528908250338974537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-59910403751448098862014-03-04T20:24:10.127-03:302014-03-04T20:24:10.127-03:30Love to read about your process Jeanette! It'...Love to read about your process Jeanette! It's a good reminder (to me) to sketch more, notes are a good thing.Diane Hoeptnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124052826927571423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-12030970105032431482014-03-04T20:18:46.932-03:302014-03-04T20:18:46.932-03:30I think there comes a time Katherine when we accep...I think there comes a time Katherine when we accept what comes naturally to us and where our comfort zone levels off.<br /><br />For me its water and boats. I can see and hear it when I paint. I think every artist gets to that point where they know their subject so well its ingrained into their mind as to shape, movement, colour, etc.<br /><br />If flowers and cats are the comfort zone and point of familiarity for you, don't fight it and explore those elements to their fullest.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-36107443020963388182014-03-04T15:24:29.437-03:302014-03-04T15:24:29.437-03:30You make me feel SO much better about my complete ...You make me feel SO much better about my complete inability to draw a boat. Ever. We have a sailboat, a canoe, a kayak, and I'm always trying to incorporate them into a drawing or painting but they just won't float. It sounds like your long familiarity with their shape and seaworthiness is why you can do this, and do this SOOOO well. I think I'll quit trying and stick to cats or flowers, something I've looked at ten thousand times.Katherine Harrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926173580990033616noreply@blogger.com