RE: Sketching and thinking in freedom
I definitely started sketching in school because my teacher told me we should all carry sketch book wherever we go so we improve our drawing ability whenever possible. And yes, it is true. I learn just as much from sketching as in any other drawing classes.
But I wonder if that’s the case all the time? Of course, I want to be practicing all my life to be a better artist than yesterday. I believe that the mileage of drawing counts.(in other words there’s no short cut)
But sometimes, I am drawing and find myself feeling so peaceful. Almost like some form of a meditation. I was taught in school that I need a purpose when I draw. Don’t put lines unless I know where I’m going…. I have to admit that I do lots of purposeless drawings/lines when I sketch these days.
Hmm… I don’t even know what I’m getting at. I wonder what other people think about the reason. We all certainly want to create some good art work but I think sketching doesn’t necessarily fall into that either.nice post @silviabeneforti
I have a different "past" in the art field. When I was at school I was not interested in arts, but I love literature (even if my favorite field was mathematics) and my teacher invited me to write my thoughts and my short novels or everything in my mind every day, so I usually collected many journals full of notes. Just about 5 years ago I started my "adventure" in the field of art, when I met the man that today is my husband. He's an artist from more than 20 years and he teached me art because he thought I had some not expressed skills. It was like to discover a new world for me. I started to fill my journals with sketches , not just words and slowly I saw I was improving my skills. Sure, it's just a little part of my "learning way" and I totally agree with you: there's no short cut! For example, I learned so much meeting other artists, talking with them, watching their works and observing them at work. I love to try new tecniques and materials too and I think it's also another great way to learn, but yes, thinking also about the experiences of my hubby and watching them every day, to be an artist means to have a life-long learning and this is a thing that I like so much ;)