Just some sketches from my sketchbook. virtually everything I do creatively begins in the sketch book. I also use to experiment with different techniques. It is also my constant companion when traveling. But not quite as constant as my main squeeze! It is predominantly black and white and most of it is in black ballpoint pen, usually those freebies you pick up at motels. Recently I have started using pencil, since i have found hairspray (I use it as a fixative) in a small travel aerosol. The color work is either in watercolor or water soluble markers.
Some of the stuff is just absent-minded dreaming with a pen in my hand. The center page is a preliminary sketch done plein aire for a painting. The sketch is a year-old and I haven't been able to do a big piece that has the spontaneity the the color sketch has. The page on the lower left is exploring a cactus form. I was stylizing the simple form and abstracting it. And now off tho the sketch book? Where is my MOTEL6 pen? Is the light on for me?
