Journal
Sketching again
I’m going to try a new method of sketching…capturing strangers. Thanks again Nicky G, Philip and Sanjib for allowing me to sketch you!
Neglecting the Innate Talent
Don’t put off exercising, eating right, or leave your spiritual life to the wayside. This I know. Yet I thought my talent was innate and magical…a superpower that was there when I called upon it. I’ve realized just how much I have forgotten how to look at an image and break…
Taking out the Laundry
What a feeling to have back…the intrinsic desire to create art for the pure enjoyment. What a BFA can do to someone’s appetite to create…is slightly ironic. There is no time to rest and think things through. There is much inspiration… perhaps so much it becomes inspiration overload….
Sketchbook Selected for ‘A Landmark & A Mission’: A Mobile Library Tour
This morning I received a very encouraging email from Art House Coop. With generous support from Ugg Australia’s Creative Council the Sketchbook Project is building a custom-crafted trailer and there is as there is a new and curated mobile library tour selected around the theme ‘A Landmark & A Mission’ with Colossal. Note the keyword is curated and out of the…
Empty Lots
As you have possibly guessed, the sketchbook finally arrived in the mail. Every now and again the unfilled pages would appear in a drawer or on a table, reminding me that I shared time in more “meaningful” areas of life now. What I would put on those pages I wasn’t…
Golden Ratio and Musings
This evening I was able to take a few pictures downtown with my cell phone camera. I would like to think if a picture has a great composition…the quality of the camera image capabilities doesn’t matter as much. One could have a fantastic camera…but if they have no clue what makes…
Communication and Design
In a few new courses and I am really excited about what I am going to learn in this short period of time. Our one class is working on a photo project and going through photoshop. Our instructor isn’t focusing on really specific composition rules…which is good. It has been interesting…
Overgrowth in Mill Creek
With a free day from school and work I decided to head down to the mill creek ravine along with my Schminke paint set, bag and watercolor moleskin. There are great dirt trails that weave in a out of the tall green trees and if you’re lucky, there are beautiful…
Art as an Experience
As the ArtHouse Coop has made it an option to digitalize the art work for others to view, the “Nothing new in E-town” sketchbook was viewed today by Sergio E in Oakland, California! Not just digitally but physically! I have notice when others emphasize that something was seen or there was a…
Vanessa Elizabeth’s library
Vanessa Elizabeth’s library books.google.ca – view Vanessa Elizabeth’s library on Google Books. This was posted on Google+…
