The purpose of a sketch a day is just to do it - sketch! It doesn't matter if it is an involved sketch or if it is a simple contour or gesture drawing. There are no rules except to sketch each day.

Life parameters can dictate the time investment, but a sketch a day commitment is designed to elevate the personal priority of sketching ... to enforce sketching. Making it into a "resolution" validates the activity (invests it with a bit of a challenge even!) and defends against competing demands. The sketch a day is designed for practice - to reinforce basic skills, and to provide daily contemplation on the issues of two dimensional representation.

Several of us are doing a sketch a day, and I would enjoy hearing from anyone else who decides to join in. We share our efforts, support each other, keep each other honest and... hopefully we'll have some fun doing this!

Click on any of the sketches to enlarge...
and don't forget to check out older posts!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

April 6, 2011

        
    These are a few quick sketches of people on the Metro (subway), mainly done while the train was running so there was some motion to contend with. The funny little line drawings to the left of middle are outlines of people standing on the platforms because in certain lighting you could see them only as dark silhouettes which made them interesting. I turned the pad sideways to fit them into spaces. 
     This is a very small pad I can carry around tucked into a purse... I noticed my friend was surprised to see how small this one is. It's only 5.5 x 8.5!   
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