Estuve pensando estas semanas lo que podría compartir en mi blog: ¿Podría escribir algo relacionado con las fechas navideñas? ¿Algo refiriéndome al consumismo y la propaganda que nos invade todo el año hasta alcanzar su punto álgido en diciembre?
Hello again;
When I started these few posts with my holiday drawings I was planning to do lots more writing and fewer images. But I’ve changed my mind.
I don’t want to write much when I’m tired (the writing can feel forced, I often delete those posts after a while).
But I have been drawing less lately. At first I thought it was because of being busy. Then because I was tired. Then because I was reading more and discovering unfamiliar authors (about feminism, still following me after my art project)
Then I realised I haven’t been drawing because I still have drawings waiting to be shared.
Hello again;
Some days I sketch quickly. Maybe because I don’t have much time, or because I haven’t drawn for a couple of days and I want to warm up before spending time on a drawing.
I consider those rushed sketches valuable because they train me to notice subjects I may revisit in future. (más…)
Hello;
When I was doing an art course I showed my sketchbooks to a teacher. He commented on my drawings and asked if I would be able to display them. I said no: I used both sides of the paper. If I detached any page I’d take part of the drawing on the other side.
He seemed sceptical. (más…)
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I heard David Shrigley on one of his videos offer advice on how to select works for an exhibition: “show work that you like, so at least one person likes it”
Wise words.
These are some sketches (old and new) I did in my bedroom. (más…)
Hello again;
I’m running out of ideas regarding what to call these posts. I feel tempted to call them by date.
For now I’ll call this one by its content: sketches in London. Most of the images are in Central London and others in more remote parts.
I enjoyed using my brush pen to make quick drawings in recent months. I’ve now moved to using a fine pen, with loose strokes to speed up the process. I’m also using colour, revisiting some previous locations and drawing them differently. (más…)
I realised after publishing my last post that I hadn’t told you what I was going to do with my holiday drawings.
Don’t worry. I don’t plan to cram them all into a never-ending blog post.
I know you can only take so much of looking at things. (más…)