Evening at Jan and Ryan’s (and Ollie’s) place, in Trinidad
While staying at Kris’ mom, Jan’s new home, I made sure to try and get some drawing and sketching in, including work for a pigeon-themed collaboration with a friend. I took full advantage of the morning sun and the cool breeze, or “Christmas breeze”, as many folks call it in Trinidad. In Virginia, it’s rare that I get to experience and enjoy a nice, slow morning, so even though I was up by about 7:30 each day (which is considered sleeping in, for me), it was good to be in no hurries whatsoever. In addition to sketching both realistic and cartoonish pigeons, I drew Oliver (“Ollie”) - Jan and Kris’ brother Ryan’s dog, sleeping. I also drew an imaginary tree, different plant leaves, and some early morning cloud forms. There’s no doubt that drawing is work - your mind is fully, visually engaged with either the subject in front of your eyes, or you’re tapping into your imagination - both of which require a good deal of effort. Despite this, I find it highly meditative and calming - something you’ll hear a lot of people say about when pursuing various creative endeavors, be it playing an instrument, cooking a meal, writing a story, woodworking, painting, sewing, knitting, etc. Even working with numbers and statistics can feel that way for some, because you’re in a mental zone, of sorts (or you “zone out” everything else, for a while). Certain kinds of dancing and music can be almost trance-inducing, as well. The best part was sketching in the backyard. Jan and Ryan have a lovely garden, and on Christmas Day, a couple of the gorgeous hibiscus flowers planted for Kris bloomed so beautifully, one of which fell off the stem the next morning. Our sweet girl was with us. Anyway, hoping for some more slow mornings and continuing to get a bit of sketch time in this year. #drawing #sketching #art #artwork #sketchbook #sketchbooks #moleskine #moleskinesketchbook #sakurapigmamicron #hibiscus #artistoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #dmvartist #pigeons #plants #slowmorning #morningsun #observationaldrawing #showyourwork
Evening at Jan and Ryan’s (and Ollie’s) place, in Trinidad
While staying at Kris’ mom, Jan’s new home, I made sure to try and get some drawing and sketching in, including work for a pigeon-themed collaboration with a friend. I took full advantage of the morning sun and the cool breeze, or “Christmas breeze”, as many folks call it in Trinidad. In Virginia, it’s rare that I get to experience and enjoy a nice, slow morning, so even though I was up by about 7:30 each day (which is considered sleeping in, for me), it was good to be in no hurries whatsoever. In addition to sketching both realistic and cartoonish pigeons, I drew Oliver (“Ollie”) - Jan and Kris’ brother Ryan’s dog, sleeping. I also drew an imaginary tree, different plant leaves, and some early morning cloud forms. There’s no doubt that drawing is work - your mind is fully, visually engaged with either the subject in front of your eyes, or you’re tapping into your imagination - both of which require a good deal of effort. Despite this, I find it highly meditative and calming - something you’ll hear a lot of people say about when pursuing various creative endeavors, be it playing an instrument, cooking a meal, writing a story, woodworking, painting, sewing, knitting, etc. Even working with numbers and statistics can feel that way for some, because you’re in a mental zone, of sorts (or you “zone out” everything else, for a while). Certain kinds of dancing and music can be almost trance-inducing, as well. The best part was sketching in the backyard. Jan and Ryan have a lovely garden, and on Christmas Day, a couple of the gorgeous hibiscus flowers planted for Kris bloomed so beautifully, one of which fell off the stem the next morning. Our sweet girl was with us. Anyway, hoping for some more slow mornings and continuing to get a bit of sketch time in this year. #drawing #sketching #art #artwork #sketchbook #sketchbooks #moleskine #moleskinesketchbook #sakurapigmamicron #hibiscus #artistoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #dmvartist #pigeons #plants #slowmorning #morningsun #observationaldrawing #showyourwork