Picking up and finally finishing the November 2009 issue of The Artist's Magazine, I found a delightful article about Fabrice Moireau, a wonderful sketch artist. If you want to know why sketching is so important and why it is it's own art form, check out this article called "Sketching the City of Light." You can capture the essence of any city, the light, the mood, the life of a city, just by taking the time to sketch it. The sketches in this article are beautiful and all it takes is practice. If you want to turn a sketch into a painting, you will be amazed to see how much you remember from just referring to the sketch.
So while we are all waiting that December meeting, how about sketching the town in which you live? Patchogue, Bellport, Sayville or even drive along Montauk Highway the next couple of weeks to see what you can capture. Bring your sketchbook and whatever supplies you have on hand and start sketching. This isn't a beauty contest folks, sketches are personal expressions and everyone has their own style. Sketching is a learning how "to see" tool. The more you sketch, the more you learn. The more you learn, the more you'll grow in your own personal style.
There are some recommended books on this website, the one by Barbara M Stecher called Sketchbooking is a great book for just getting out and getting started. I picked up my copy in Annapolis this past September and read it in one sitting.
So get out, get your sketchbooks going, bring them with you to the December meeting to share.
Happy Sketching!
G
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