Patty Van Dorin

pink dog, purple sun

 
 
more from the withDRAWal sketchbook

any bit of time will do

 
more from the withDRAWal sketchbook

Someone emailed me asking how I could all this a sketchbook because the sketches were not all that good.  This gave me a giggle because the whole purpose with this sketch-book is to do lots of bad art. For me, it is an exercise I use to loosen up. We all get to a point where we think our time has to be spent creating hugely impressive works of art and craft. I feel that there needs to be equal time to just flow with a line or a stroke of paint. To explore a color. No pressure and no expectations.

That is where great art comes from, taking times to make lots of bad art after bad art instead of staring at a blank canvas and a studio full of unused supplies because that creative spark or inspiration is not there.

So go make something even if you have to huddle over a shipping box as I find myself today. There is never a perfect moment or a perfect studio to do your art, don't wait for the time when it all comes together. 

Don't waste another moment not doing something you love.
 

more stuff that involves paper

 
 
 
 
There are more scrapodex cards that could be shared but I have completely lost track of what has appeared on this blog and what hasn't.
 
 
and a couple of pages from the withDRAWal sketch book

withDRAWal sketch book

 

This sketchbook named itself "withDRAWal"

 
 
cheap paper, cheap sketchbook, cheap sketches

 

the binding will probably break halfway through but that is what duct tape is for
 
if the markers bleed through, I just staple several pages together and move on

I like the name "the withDRAWal sketchbook".