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A habit that I formed early on is to take notes while I'm sketching. These notes are often simple observations about where I am, what I'm sketching or something else descriptive. I like to think of my sketchbook like a visual journal and it helps to include these extra descriptions. Sometimes I also like to include philosophical ideas that apply to my method; these ideas could be specific, but they usually apply to the larger idea of art making. Some recent notes include: "Put all your thoughts aside and observe." "Draw more with your eyes on the subject - less with eyes on your paper." "Draw lace as if you were making it." "Ease into it." (By this I mean to take it slow at the beginning of the drawing process.)
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My niece recently turned 6 months and I enjoyed drawing her portrait! She's a beautiful baby and it's great watching her grow! A note about portraiture: I think a lot about proportions and getting the accuracy. I measure by eye, but it takes practice to get the measurements right. Getting a likeness can be challenging, but I trust that if my proportions are correct then the likeness will follow. Good practice is to draw and paint self portraits; self portraits allow you to practice without pressure (and a model that is always ready!) I love portraits and recently put up a PORTRAITURE PAGE here on my website. Check it out and I'll share more in 2026!  I love Joaquín Sorolla's drawings, so I recently purchased two books all about them. I couldn't find any pictures online of the inside of these books so I wanted to share a few here for my fellow Sorolla fans. La Casa Sorolla Dibujos (2007) is softcover and more of a booklet, but Dibujos de Joaquín Sorolla is a large hardcover book and came in a slipcase. These books are both more of a catalogue style and they're both in Spanish. La Casa Sorolla Dibujos has sketches and design plans for Sorolla's house and gardens in Madrid, which is now Museo Sorolla. Dibujos de Joaquín Sorolla covers more of a range of his drawings and includes hundreds of drawings from his entire career. My personal art library has a lot of Sorolla books, but these two are very nice additions. I look forward to reading them as I can enjoy the pictures and practice my Spanish at the same time! Dibujos de Joaquín SorollaLa Casa Sorolla Dibujos (2007) Thank you to everyone who came to our sketching workshop yesterday at the James Rose Center. It was great to share information about drawing and watercolor painting with this group. We're looking to do it again in the future because of the feedback that we received! I'm looking forward to also painting in this location and we're planning to do an exhibition in the coming months. I'll share more info as things progress. And thank you also to Kristen, Kevin & the James Rose Center team.  |
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