My goodness, it’s been quite a while since I posted anything. I have skipped quite a few days, and on other days dashed off some doodles or quick sketches, but decided none of them was worth sharing. Also, I needed a kick in the butt. My sister Alison told me about an online course called Sketchbook Revival, so I signed up. Its daily sessions (two per day) started yesterday; I didn’t get to them then (I was busy getting my Covid vaccine in Kingston — yay!), but started today.

First things first: combatting the self-critical voice in your head and engendering a positive mindset. My voice says to me, loudly and often, “I am not a REAL artist.” So here is my affirmation:

Exercise #1: “Art Supply Relay.” Gather a bunch of different drawing tools, then using them one by one for a minute each, draw a shoe.

Exercise #2: “One-liner drawings.” These little drawings, made “more quickly than is comfortable” without lifting the pen off the paper, are meant as a jumping-off point for whimsical, more fully rendered pieces.

It seems to be working, as I’m looking forward to what tomorrow will bring. Good thing, as I have some catching up to do!