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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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

May 7, 2011

    This is a sketch of the pond in my back yard from a repositioned bench. I drew this much, and decided to take a break for the day. I could just leave it like this or I could decide to revisit it tomorrow or the next day... at any rate, I have a nice place to sit to draw!

2 comments:

  1. Ah and it was such a nice day for a few snatched outdoor minutes, wasn't it? Looking forward to more from this vantage point!

    cp

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  2. If you do continue this one, I'll be interested to see if you choose to leave some parts less developed - I like the contrast between the fully shaded areas and the ones that are left as contours... very nice start!

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