Sketchbook Poetry

Day 2 Sketchbook Poetry A Conversation Among Brushes Shouldn't we be in color?Why? She hasn't touched us in weeks.What's the matter with her?She's sad.About?How the world has changed.Will she come back?She always comes back to us.Right.because we are her life's wand for color. Me: I don't over think these little doodles.But as I drew this jar of brushes andafter I decided I didn't want them in colorI sort of heard this conversation play out.That's what sketchbook poetry is about...what comes to you as you are in a stateof making marks on a page. Happy Sketching everyone. Pam

Sketchbook PoetryDay 4A new Day Look...it doesn't always have to be seriousor profound.While creativity is essential to makethe 'I to Eye connection'it is also meant to be FUN!Watercolors... is and has beenmy creative nemesis.My worst grade in college,my least liked medium,the one I avoid, am afraid ofand take wide circles around.How silly, right?It's just paint!But paint with a mind of it's own. LolSo as the days yawn into the next( although, I am not one to ever be bored)I am following Charles O'Sheildsof Doodlewash online.30 days of prompts to drawand watercolor.I liked his memory of waking upto a new dayon...

Sketchbook PoetryDay 3What makes you smile?This dog.It's her job to make me laugh.Drawing is a musclethat needs to be exercised.Once I drew almost everyday.When I started my own businessI didn't have time,wait no I didn't TAKE the time.So the muscle became stiffwith unuse.As a result I don't draw as wellas I used to.I have to work at it,same for rhymingthey used to just pop in my head.But I am committed tofinding my way back,to take a few minutes a dayto make a markand see what happens.I am not always 100% with the resultsbut at the end of the dayI realize...

Day 1 of my Sketchbook Poetry 30 days(not challenge) but celebration!What is one of your simple treats in life?Take some time to observe it and draw it.What does it say to you?Add a phase of thought to it. Here is my attempt at watercolors,(no judgement but not great...whoops that's judgement : )Symbolic and exploratory.Don't go for perfectionism.Better always gets in the way of good! During this time...I've noticed what little things that make me happylike my treat of three oreos at night with Netflix.But I went for something with a cherry on topbecause I am on the huntfor things that...