Sketchy Work

Sometimes I get focused on one medium and forget to work in the other areas that I also enjoy. In an effort not to do this, I have written little notes telling myself to work on all kinds of projects concurrently. 

One such project is to work in one of my sketchbooks in watercolour. To help me along I am also taking a short creative course with summer as its inspiration.

This particular sketchbook started life as a novel. I bought the book for $1 at a local library and use it for drawings, collage projects, and watercolour sketches such as this. To provide an interesting and plain base for painting, I covered the pages first in gesso (although white acrylic paint would also work). The gesso doesn't allow the watercolour to absorb into the paper so the finished effect is different.

Remembering

I was recently in this show in Canada but the on-line portion of the show didn't happen so I thought I'd post my entry here. Now the show is over, my card will be sent to one of the other participants and I wl receive someone else's card.

This is the first time I've entered a show like this and it was fun to do. On reflection there are things I would change about my piece were I to do it again. But art, like so many things in life, is about a journey where you continue to make progress and learn from your prior efforts.