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Whether field sketching, trip sketching or urban sketching, the sketcher is always grappling with these four issues:

                                                      1.  Is this a sketch moment?    
                                            

                                                 2. How can I convey a sense of place?
                                               

                                                   3.  What tools do I choose to use?

                                                       



                                              4.  And finally, how much time do I have?
If sketching during sunrise or sunset, colors change quickly.  If sketching from the passenger seat of a moving car, scenery changes quickly. "GISS" sketching line and color is often sufficient to portray the image of the object or habitat.  I usually use Uniball or Micron pens, and if I mis-sketch something, I draw over it and turn it into something else.  I rarely use pencil because I will want to erase my mistakes.  I always label the place, date and time as well as birds seen or heard.  I always sketch live from the field, never from memory or photos. I do not create art in the field, but use art and language to record my observations.


7 comments:

  1. Good ideas about sketching. Good to see you posting here!

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  2. Nice to see your work on the blog again Carleen. I love the Glen Canyon watercolor!

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  3. Thanks for your comments, Kate and Gail. I enjoy the challenge of comparing urban and "non-urban" sketching.

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  4. Nice to see you on the blog again, Carleen! I really like the sketching story- I can relate to all those questions. I like the variety of approaches and colors.

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    1. Thanks, Jane! I think articulating the sketching process is more challenging than the actual sketch. That process impacts each sketch, yet it's so easy to forget it in the sketch moment!

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    2. Can I use your sketch of Glen Canyon for the Facebook banner for a few weeks?
      Send me a note at: janewingfield at gmail dot com.

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    3. Wow, yes, you certainly may! Thanks!

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