DRAW the Power & Memory

“All art is but dirtying the paper delicately.” ― John Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing

Drawing and doodling is gaining a bit more respect these days. Once considered useless and a sign of not paying attention is actually turning out to be the opposite.

You actually recall a lot of what is not even depicted in the drawing, sounds,smells,music. This is the added benefit to sketching on location, especially while traveling.I myself experience this as a page through old journals of mine.

Try it our for yourself. Grab a pen, a notebook, sketchbook, napkin, anything and try doodling while your out. Record a bit of your surroundings whether it is in drawing or in words. I think you will enjoy the experience in more than one way.

waiting for a ferry

Baseball Game

To read the scientific detail click here...and grab your pen!

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BOOK JOURNAL Page Prepin'

I got this cute little old book as a birthday gift from a dear friend. I knew by the time I got home with it I wanted to keep it in tack and make it an art journal. I am starting with painting the pages with  thin layer of gesso. This helps to soften the type on the book page and create a great background  as a starting point for any journaling a head. It will take pencil,ink or wet mediums.The gesso will also give some strength to the pages and binding of this oldie but cutie. This is a slow prep process but I keep it on my counter where as I go through out the day I can put a coat across the page, let it dry, do some more. I know I won't get the whole book done without starting into the juicy part of creating!
I hope you will give it a try too.