Yesterday was my first sketch out with my art group since the before times. I traveled light with only my sketchbook and two pencils since I knew I’d be socializing, even if it was at a distance.
5.6 mm Koh-i-noor Magic pencil lead in clutch lead holder.
0.7 mm HB mechanical pencil.
Many thanks to Honey Field Farm, Norwich, Vermont for generously hosting our group.
This is Jane.
Jane never knew I was sketching her as I waited to be called for my appointment.
Why? Well, this sketchbook is small, only six inches square and I had it tucked behind my bag on my lap. I also used one of my clutch pencils with a soft and silent lead. No scratching sound to alert her.
A few days later I took the same set up to a basketball game and among other figures, sketched a fellow sitting diagonally ahead of me.
He never suspected.
I even played a bit with a child’s multicolor pencil but gave up on it almost immediately. I wanted that smooth buttery feel of soft graphite sliding across the paper.
I think this set up will be my daily carry as I leave my large A4 journal in my studio. I’m looking forward to traveling lightly for a while.
Strathmore 400 Drawing Paper 300 gsm / 80 lb.
Yes, you’ve heard me talk about it before, IFJM – International Fake Journal Month. And yes, I’m doing it again.
I’ll be posting my pages on my dedicated Fake Journal blog, SkylarkKarma.wordpress.com. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to post daily although that’s my preference. Please click on over and join me there, I’d love to have you along on my April adventure into fakery.
I’ll still be posting here too as I have many more sketches and drawings to share.
Promise! ……. Pinky promise!
#IFJM2018
Our local college, Dartmouth, has closed its Hood art museum for two years as it renovates and expands. In the meantime they’ve created an exhibition space in a previously empty storefront downtown… cleverly named Hood Downtown. Last Thursday night they had a “Sip and Sketch” event featuring noshes and drinks. (White wine, ginger ale, Perrier…nothing with color in case there were was an “incident”.)
The museum had set up two beautiful 360 degree still lifes for us to draw. I briefly thought of sketching the objects but instead decided to sketch the sketchers. My subjects were so intent on their own work they never knew they were models!
The Hood, like many other museums, has a policy of allowing only pencils for drawing in its exhibition space. That’s okay by me… the humble pencil is a powerful tool!
If you’re in the area be sure to see the current exhibit, Bahar Behbahani’s Let the Garden Eram Flourish. It will be on view through March 12, 2017.
Here’s just one of Ms. Behbahani’s stunning works… Adorned With Pillars (mixed media on canvas).
Dana Burrell... Art 