Just in these past few weeks, I discovered a new artist friend that I have found to be very inspiring. It is Katherine Thomas and her whimsical drawings immediately caught my attention. She is also an successful blogger and uses a number of social media platforms to promote her art. I find that combination very cool and something I want to work to improve in my own quest for self-promotion.
Last week I saw a picture that she posted on Facebook of her sitting at her drawing table and that was when I decided I needed to reorganize my studio and make a designated drawing area along side of my easel. Drawing has always been my first love in art and I passionately believe that you are a better painter if you spend time actively drawing on a regular basis.
So, I spent a good portion of my day on Sunday organizing and cleaning the studio and I am pretty happy with the ending results. Even though it was getting late in the day when I finally finished and I was a bit worn out, I just had to try out my drawing table and do some sketching.
Here are the results of those efforts. My subject for my sketch was a little selfie of my husband and I. Portraits are always a challenge and drawing a self portrait compounds that challenge. I drew this on Canson 96lb Bristol paper with my Prismacolor Fine Line Markers and Prismacolor Colored Pencils.
Looking at my little sketch makes me smile.
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| I guess you could say I'm a Prismacolor girl since obviously I own so many of their products. |
