little black journal

I’ve been spending a lot of time flipping through furniture catalogs lately, tempting myself with plenty of stuff that we really don’t need.  So rather than buy the items on those dog-eared pages…Voila.

chair (2010.05.12):

sofa (2010.05.16):

table (2010.05.22):

I’m taking a break from the weekly sketches for the next few weeks, but only so that I can focus on some other art projects.  So stay tuned!

Been playing around with stuff that’s a little more abstract, messier, free-er, looser.  This style is not my forte, but it’s been fun.  And it’s nice to switch out my pen for a paintbrush now and then…

meteor (2010.03.28) – torn paper, watercolor, and thread:

hexy (2010.04.11) – acrylic paint over lace stencil, cut paper:

flip side (2010.04.12) – cut paper, acrylic paint, thread:

featherweight (2010.05.05) – torn paper, acrylic paint, and ink:

A few more pretty little drawing/collages, and now I’m ready to move on to something else.  These have been fun, and it’s nice to have a group of pieces that comprise a sort of ‘series’, but they’re feeling a little cute-sy (case in point: see butterfly below), so for the next few sketches, look for something messier, free-er, and more abstract – might be time to time to pull out the fat sticks of charcoal and crack open my globby tubes of paint.

dragonfly (2010.03.04):

pomegranate (2010.03.07):

papillon (2010.03.09):

cardoon (2010.03.12):

A few pretty little collage/drawings, inspired by nature-y stuff…  I like the garlic one.

leaf (2010.02.01):

garlic (2010.02.01):

ginkgos (2010.02.05):

citrus (2010.02.10):

A few more recent sketches, again, totally random in subject matter and media…

beach plan (2009.12.14):

topos (2009.12.26):

lovely (2009.12.28):

black hills (2010.01.03):

gowned (2010.01.03):

As good as this little ‘weekly sketching’ exercise has been for me in terms of getting me to draw/paint/collage more regularly, I’m finding it a little unfulfilling lately.  The fact that I have not established a consistent theme or style in my work bothers me.  I’m not going to do away with the exercise completely, but I’m looking for ways to morph my process a little bit this year.  Watch for changes – they might be subtle and completely unnoticeable, or they might come in the form of a total overhaul.  Not sure yet…  But stay tuned.

Just a few randoms…

love in a mist (2009.11.09):

hexa-collage (2009.11.16):

paper tree (2009.11.27):

snow princess (2009.12.09):

I’ve had a hard time really getting into my sketchbook lately, and as a result, haven’t really loved anything I’ve put down on paper.  But an art teacher once told me that whether or not you’re happy with your pieces, it’s still vitally important to get in the habit of regularly making something, so I’m taking his advice and sticking with it.  Without further excuses, these are the latest…

october (2009.10.19):

lady in blue (2009.10.26):

spider plants (2009.10.31):

bluebird (2009.11.01):

awkward girl (2009.11.07):

Just a few randoms…

circles (2009.09.06):

cubes (2009.09.13):

lacy lady (2009.09.27):

orsay (2009.10.06):

Been working on drawing people lately, with an abstract doodle here and there.

domino girl (2009.08.09):

page 49 (2009.08.10):

coffee in the pearl (2009.08.14):

power suit (2009.08.23):

tree trunk (2009.09.03):

I’ve felt rather uninspired lately, having to force myself to open my sketchbook.  But I’m coming to understand the value of just getting into the habit of making art – it’s better to produce something I’m not necessarily crazy about than to produce nothing at all.  And those moments always do eventually come when I touch a paintbrush to paper or draw a line in ink and think ‘nice!…’  So I forge on with this little exercise of weekly sketching.  These are the latest…

springtime (2009.07.13):

raindrops (2009.07.28):

abstract fireworks (2009.07.25):

balloon ride (2009.07.28):

dock (2009.08.01):