Sketchbook

This semester all of the classes I’m taking are very quantitative and math heavy. This is definitely a good thing because I’ll be learning the skills that are advantageous for my future career. Surprisingly, the transition to numbers was smooth and relatively painless. I’ve been trying for over 6 years now to force my brain to become more adept at handling calculations and logic.

It makes me wonder how much the creative side of my brain has suffered. I used to be an artistic person, but over the years I’ve only been drawing, painting or sculpting when it comes time to make a gift for someone. Lately I’ve been thinking: if I don’t feed my creative side, will I lose it?

Britta, a fellow blogger, recently inspired me to buy a sketchbook. I follow her blog and she’s so committed to enrolling in art courses and going out of her comfort zone. Seeing the progress from her classes over the past few months really sparked my interest in art again.

I figured I could benefit from scribbling a small sketch a few times a week, so I went on a hunt for a decent sketchbook. I managed to find one that was similar to what I had in mind. It has good quality paper and is small enough that I can easily fit it in my bag or purse.

 

 

 

 I was a little stumped about what to draw at first. An empty sketchbook is an intimidating thing to me. I used to be fairly good at drawing animals, so I knew that was the place to start. Fortunately, on Saturday the decision came to me. I was in a really big horse mood, so I watched Secretariat and then proceeded to draw the head of a horse.

His proportions are a little off, but I’m proud of him. I`m excited by this new pastime; it felt good to just lose myself in a drawing for a few hours.

Hopefully I`ll be able to share a new sketch with you guys soon. I`m excited to think of a new animal to draw, and perhaps eventually I`ll be able to move on to more intimidating subjects.

1,061 Replies to “Sketchbook”

  1. Today, I went to the beachfront with my kids.
    I found a sea shell and gave it to my 4 year old daughter and said “You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear.” She placed the shell to her ear and screamed.

    There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her
    ear. She never wants to go back! LoL I know this is completely off topic but I had to
    tell someone!

  2. Hey would you mind letting me know which web host you’re working with?
    I’ve loaded your blog in 3 different browsers and I must say this blog loads a lot quicker
    then most. Can you suggest a good hosting provider at a reasonable price?
    Thanks, I appreciate it!

  3. Attractive section of content. I just stumbled upon your website and in accession capital to assert that
    I acquire actually enjoyed account your blog posts.
    Any way I’ll be subscribing to your feeds and even I achievement
    you access consistently quickly.

  4. When I initially commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added”
    checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get
    several e-mails with the same comment. Is there any way you can remove
    me from that service? Many thanks!

  5. Howdy! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick
    shout out and tell you I genuinely enjoy reading your posts.
    Can you recommend any other blogs/websites/forums that deal
    with the same topics? Thank you so much!

  6. Hey superb website! Does running a blog like this take
    a large amount of work? I’ve absolutely no
    knowledge of computer programming but I had been hoping to start my own blog soon. Anyways,
    should you have any ideas or techniques for new blog owners please share.
    I understand this is off subject but I just needed to ask.

    Kudos!

  7. I’m not sure where you’re getting your info, but great topic.
    I needs to spend some time learning more or understanding more.

    Thanks for wonderful information I was looking for this info for my mission.

  8. I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post
    was great. I don’t know who you are but definitely you
    are going to a famous blogger if you are not already 😉 Cheers!

  9. Interesting blog! Is your theme custom made or did you download it from somewhere?
    A design like yours with a few simple tweeks would really make my
    blog jump out. Please let me know where you got your
    theme. Bless you

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *