Tag: sketchbook

2021 Little Black Sketchbook

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2021/12/17

sketchbook drawings — Billie and Saxon hike out to look for the Valley of the Moon, from Jack Londons book

Here is another sketchbook. I guess this one documents season 2 of the great covid pandemic. Less drawings at home, more figure drawing and on location doodles, but still lots and lots of face masks. As an aside, I was reading A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway and Valley of the Moon by Jack London during this time and their influence is found throughout.

Tags covid, drawings, paper, sketchbook

Dry Ink

2019-2020 Sketchbook

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2021/01/04

I started this Sketchbook toward the end of 2019 and completed it around march 2020. My plein air painting time started to take over my sketchbook time, so this book took longer than normal to fill. I should have uploaded it months ago but my scanner was trapped up north at my moms and lockdown made getting to it pretty much impossible. Finally got it back so here you go. Enjoy.

Tags moleskine, pencil, sketchbook, watercolor

Dry Ink

Yellow Sketchbook 2019

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2019/08/15

first roadtrip — Horatio Nelson Jackson and the Vermont his 1903 Winton Touring car

One more Sketchbook finds its place on the shelf.

Fabriano sketchbook made in Italy — Front and back cover

Tags paper, pencil, sketchbook

Dry Ink

Burgundy Sketchbook 2017

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2019/05/08

palm plant — early explorations for the Fox & Kit Cafe statues

A small sketchbook from 2017

gauntlet with spikes — falling boy and flirt

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Ramblin' The Sheehy Boys Wiley Sheehy

Angel Island

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2017/09/10

Took the boys to Angel Island today, they had a great time drawing in their sketchbooks and playing on the beach.

sketchbook drawing — Drawing in the shade on a hot day

Tags 525, beach, patch, sketchbook

Ramblin'

Half drawn

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2017/01/23

Tree brush pen ink sketchbook — Half way

Half way through my current sketchbook. If all goes well it will be completed in about a month, but realistically, three months.

Red open sketchbook — An inked tree near the midpoint

Tags moleskine, sketchbook

Ramblin'

New sketchbook 2016

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2016/09/22

first page of a moleskine sketchbook — My new sketchbook

Starting a new sketchbook today. Another tiny red moleskin.

I’m going to make a more conscious effort to draw less formal in this one. The last one had too many nice drawings in it. I poured my heart into it and after a while that back fired on me, the book got too precious and I found myself hesitating to draw. That’s bad for creativity so this one will be messy and off the cuff. Back to basics. Flow of conscious. Don’t think, just draw.