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Building a Daily Sketchbook Habit
Welcome to the Drawing Board: #4!Hi All! I hope you're having a fantastic week. With my online Sketchbook Development course starting up this Monday evening, I've been more reflective lately when it comes to my sketchbook practice and habits. I've also been enjoying looking at artwork closely, and really diving into the practice of developing both an artwork and a creative habit. These topics were explored on the blog this week, and I think you'll really enjoy them- more below! Blog Post Round Up:So many exciting things to share:
Sketchbook Development Online Starts This Monday!My popular online course starts up again this Monday- we're exploring Dichotomies this round! (Think "optical"/"tactile", "local"/"global", "high contrast"/"low contrast", etc) - it'll be a great time. Connect with creative peers and work on filling up a sketchbook live over Zoom for 8 Monday evenings, 1/27 - 3/17! Explore art history, technique, and design through bold contrasts and dynamic sketching! Give me a shout if you have any questions!
Productivity:The productivity conversation is continued this week on the blog with the Pomodoro Technique post from today. But, I want to share a link to a wonderful NPR article that Kenzie shared with us on the Discord that sums up how I think I best work: tackling creative projects with peers! Thanks Kenzie! The Podcast:It's been lots of fun getting to interview some of my favorite artists- I'm recording another interview this afternoon! Who would you like to see as a guest? What questions and topics would you like explored? I'd love to hear from you. Reply and let me know! Once an official launch date is confirmed, you'll be the first to know! Be on the lookout for an announcement next month. "I wanted to begin a daily sketchbook habit to immerse myself in and develop my life drawing practice. I felt a sketchbook would allow me to incorporate a journaling component that was less imposing than a finished work on a panel. I often work on art that takes weeks or months to finish, and this project was a welcomed deviation."
-Kenneth Nicholson
Thanks so much for reading the Drawing Board newsletter! Next week we'll wrap up our discussion on productivity - Thanks so much for your feedback and additions everybody! It's been wonderful reading about your productivity habits. It makes me wonder- what do you struggle with when it comes to being productive in your creative practice? I've heard so many tips, and not so many frustrations. We'll explore that next week! Keep the conversation going by joining our Discord server, if that's your thing, and as always- please keep me updated on what you've got going on! It's great to hear from you. Happy drawing, |
The Open Sketchbook
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Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here for more Welcome to the Drawing Board #21! Happy Sunday All! I hope you've had a great week. In between packing up the sold flat-file sale artworks, cleaning the studio, teaching the high school kids, and working my courses for the upcoming semester, I've been tackling thoughts about the art-making process and some fun strategies that I don't think get a lot of love very often. So this newsletter is about recalibration in the middle-game of an...
Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here for more Welcome to the Drawing Board #20! Good morning! I hope you're enjoying your summer! I've been working the high school students out here in PA for PCA&D's pre-college summer classes, and it's been a real blast. I wanted to let you know about a few things coming up, lots happening, as usual: I have a new online weekend workshop coming up for the first weekend in August (there's a discount code below!), a quick update on the flat-file sale...
Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here for more Today Is The Last Day For My Flat File Sale! The sale has been very successful, and I'm thrilled so many artworks are escaping the flat file drawers and going out into the world to be appreciated. Today is the last day of the sale, and I wanted to highlight a few of the remaining artworks. Grisaille Painting Demo This demonstration was created for one of my online workshops focusing on "Grisaille". In person you can really see the...