tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post3735435987219020527..comments2023-09-25T05:42:19.236-04:00Comments on Nuncketest: Vinca - More SktechesJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-74334828419559312012011-04-23T13:22:37.109-04:002011-04-23T13:22:37.109-04:00Sketching helps me relax with my subject. Not feel...Sketching helps me relax with my subject. Not feeling the need to "get it right", I can explore line and space without all that mental overhead.<br /><br />I am practicing to see only shapes. It's not a leaf or flower or stem; it's a shape of shades. I think the better I get into that mode, the more realistic the outcome. It's like, if I forget about trying to nail it, there's a chance I just might.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935478985802990726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-8602239654341961572011-04-23T11:16:49.144-04:002011-04-23T11:16:49.144-04:00If I have learned anything of late ( and at my age...If I have learned anything of late ( and at my age, everything I learn is 'of late' I am afraid; but the important thing to grasp here is that at my age, I am still learning!) is that simply sketching for the sake of sketching IS fun! <br />I had always viewed sketching to be just a step towards creating a finished piece- driven as I am to achieve perfection. Even though I always secretly thought there was far more life and emotion in my preliminary work, I could never accept the sketches for works of art on their own. Happily I now know better and have found incredible joy in sketching for its own sake.gretchennoreply@blogger.com