Like a sketchbook, this little weekly planner is a place where I can experiment and play.
Often a color and a texture -- like a watercolor wash in ultramarine blue -- is the starting point for an entire double-page spread. As artists exploring possibilities, all we need is a starting point!
I have been walking by a grove of sassafras trees every day, and have felt inspired by their bright, flaming leaves against the blue sky, their twisted limbs dancing among the foliage.
The things that catch our attention and inspire us show up in our art when we play.
After the watercolor washes dried, I added days and dates in ink and filled in the main events of the week.
Aside from ultramarine blue, I used yellow ochre, and a mixture of azo yellow and alizarin crimson for the sassafras foliage. The limbs are a mixture of ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.
What has been attracting your artist's eye lately?
What medium, colors, & textures interest you?
That's all you need to start an experimental sketch.
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