sketchbook that made me start drawing again

landscape

Some time ago, Kimi, an amazingly talented lady started a project, and you can learn more about it HERE.  I was sooo happy to participate in it... I couldn't wait for the travelling sketchbook to reach me... and finally, it did... and it was in my hands, and it was beautiful!

And then things happened...

I couldn't draw.

I did some sketches, but I couldn't show them to anyone.

And my first real effort since then is in Kimi's sketchbook... 

Here they are.

The sketchbook is on its way to Turkey, and with any luck, Gizem, a wonderful illustrator, will have it any day now.

portrait of an artist

I'm not terribly good at this, but! ... I'll say one thing in my defense: it's not easy to draw someone you know a bit about, but don't really know at all.
Well, Miguel, I really hope you won't be offended by this petty attempt to portrait you. 

OK OK, I get it!

sketch 1

Of course, these attacks always catch me off guard, and no matter what I was doing, I have to stop, and play with Their Royal Highnesses: Mr Simon the almighty Cat, and Lady Maja.

Usually, I do a sketch, like this first one, and the next one is on the paper where I'll finish the drawing, where I draw with my pencil, and erase, and draw and erase and so on until I'm happy with it, or until the paper decides it had had enough, and becomes unusable.

sketch 2

This time I tried producing one extra, a bit more elaborate sketch to give myself a chance to make some adjustments, and so I did ... obviously ... but it still feels like a waste of time.

I guess the moment an idea materialises even roughly on paper, it stops being fresh, and I lose interest.