The Sketchbook Challenge

Ladies, start your sketchbooks. Well, guys too if you like, but I didn't draw you; your outfits aren't as fun.

We are officially in week two of The Sketchbook Challenge and I'm here to share some pages. You have you heard about The Sketchbook Challenge, haven't you? Have you joined yet? One of the happy successes from my list this year (finally) has been Carry a Sketchbook. I am not often a joiner, simply for the lack of time, but this has really kick-started me, and it's addicting! I have always (always) meant to carry my sketchbook more, but being a mom it just seems like there is already so much to carry that, well, it's been a little hit-and-miss over the years. (Yeah, excuses, I know, but still.)

Now I'm sketching. I'm drawing. I'm painting and coloring and inking and charcoal-ing and pastel-ing, and you name it, every day. And needless to say I am having a ball. I am practicing all kinds of new and forgotten things. There is a lot of color going on. I adore color, and I am very drawn to intense and vibrant pieces, but I have historically been a bit timid and unsure of my skills when it comes to applying it. This year's book seems to have insisted upon a theme all on its own, though, and that theme is definitely COLOR. While previously I have most often used pencil or ink, now I can't seem to put away the watercolors, oil pastels, acrylic paints and markers. It has been great fun to try my hand at different things, and while the results are not always impressive, it's all good practice, and I find myself looser than I have been, more willing to accept my lousy pages along with the good.

I plan to share more from my sketchbooks, but meanwhile, if you want a little eye candy and a lot of inspiration and encouragement...

One of my favorite sketchbooks to peek at belongs to the ever-fabulous Alisa Burke. Good golly that woman! The color is just gorgeous. (Okay, everything she does is gorgeous, but have you heard about her new Sketchbook Delight workshop?? Gah!)

Then there are Geninne's drawings. I want to be Geninne when I grow up.

Another favorite place is Hubbub. Diana Trout's creative "nudges", encouragement, and of course her book are the perfect jumping off place for art journaling. I could write a whole post of Diana fan-dom, but I'll save that for another day.

And don't forget Carla Sonheim (awesome blog, awesome book). She uses silliness to help you discover your drawing talents even if you claim to not have any!

You can see  a few more of my sketchbook pages here.

You can see the official challenge flickr group here.

(Have fun!)

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[milkcan]

These are so gorgeous and fun! Love these ladies! So glad you're participating in Art Journal Every Day!

[P-Dazzle]

I know you have a hundred kids and a million projects and you're pretty much the most popular girl in town. I get that. For that reason, I'm asking you RIGHT now. I seriously cannot stop thinking about that Lehi picture in your living room. It cracks me up every time I think about it. So will you tell whoever has me for Christmas that I want a "Brown" original to hang in my house? I love the idea of having something that is still art but absolutely hilarious hanging in my living room. Pretty please? With sugar on top?

[Thimbleanna]

Wow.

{Insert admiring silence here.}

You are SO amazingly talented. What beautiful women you've drawn!

(And p.s....I'm hoping to get around to answering your e-mail tomorrow -- off to bed now!)