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The end of Sketchbook #115

End end of Sketchbook #115 will tell you all about me going back to routines of everyday life :) Reading and cello and taekwondo classes with my kid, taking care of octogenarian, talking to my family via video calls, collecting and drawing treasures I found on my walks, drinking tea, trying to clear space on my table, drawing crazy things as a way to procrastinate - all in all - normal life :)

Sketchbook #115: Reading and Cello

Little bits and pieces are usually sketched with whatever was available - and often it's a ballpoint pen and some sort of paper. I try to write down some comments from the class and our reading but recently it was brought to my attention that I mostly write down critique. So I plan to work on my approach and hope to change what is written next to the everyday sketches to a more positive tone :)

Sketchbook #114: School Concert

I am always pleasantly surprised at the quality of concerts at school and enjoy sketching them! One of the few concerts where sketching is not frowned upon...

I took part in an interesting project

A few month ago I participated in a wonderful project organized by Centre for Transformative Work Design where Lynne Chapman was artist in residence this winter.

I learned about this project and glimpsed into several interesting professions though Lynne’s amazing sketches and it inspired me to participate and look into workday of people around me with different eyes.

Today I got an e-mail that online exhibition is live:

https://www.sketchingworkdesign.com/competition-artwork-exhibit2

Sketchbook #114: People - Playing cello, reading and visiting doctor.

Drawing people as they go about their life: reading, playing cello, visiting doctors. One pen and a pocket sketchbook allow me to work even when they are not aware - though I think my activity was noticed at the doctor's office...

Sketchbook #113: Drawing People / Mothers Day 2018

Drawing people is hard for me - not the drawing itself but the way some people react to the results. I am happy with the sketch of a person if I can recall that moment, conversation, interaction - when I was drawing. If I feel that I got something about that person right - be it a curve of an eyebrow or a shape of a nostril or a turn of a head. It's a pretty low standard but it gets me drawing more. It also means that a lot of people cannot recognize themselves or their ear on the page. And sometimes they are so upset that I don't draw them any more. So - before this Mother's day I would like to thank my Mom who is always happy to be drawn/painted/sketched by me. Through the many years and many stages of my drawing abilities and habits I can always count on her enthusiasm. Thank you Mom!

Below are some recent examples of my most understanding subjects - fellow urban sketchers, kids, dogs and parents :)

Sketchbook #112: Cello and Reading - the end of Sketchbook

Sketchbook #112: Reading Time and Cello

Some things are hard to draw, some are even harder. But drawing an upside-down face was actually easier. Either because I stopped drawing face and concentrated on shapes or because it was new and unusual and I had more enthusiasm for it. What is hard to draw is when there are hard an complicated things going on and lots of emotions are flowing around. Drawing during classes for me is harder when homework was not done well...