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!

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and don't forget to check out older posts!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Feb 4, 2011

    This is one of those plump sand dollars they call sand biscuits. I'm very un-fond of this sketch, but wasted time on it, so here it is! Despite a few problem areas, my main complaint is that it doesn't sit well on the ground. Part of the problem there is probably that I had it sitting on the slightly curved, slightly cushioned arm of an upholstered couch (I was rushed after a rather rotten day) but still... if I don't have the foresight to set up a subject so it's going to be easier to draw it believably, then I should manage to draw it believably as is...
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  1. Amy MannFebruary 8, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    I see what you mean about it sitting on a curved surface, but it has such a sand-dollary texture and feel to it!

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