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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Sketchbook Finished!

Small travel sketchbook finished!   It is difficult to finish sketchbooks.  I have several going at a time.  This one is a small Canson sketchbook with regular paper.  It is 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches with 100 pages, 65 lb.  I started it in 2014 and it has been to quite a few places.  Around Bastrop, to New Mexico and Mexico, also Kentucky and in between.

I have several of the Canson Mix Media sketchbooks in different sizes  in the process of sketching.  A couple of watercolor sketchbooks and some odds and ends that have been gifted to me.  A couple that I bought when I forgot to take a sketchbook on a trip.  When one is finished it is always a nice surprise.


 

I sketched today for Scavenger Hunt from Life #17

https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-17-march-18-march-27.3669/

Number 3, vehicle - a car in the lot at physical therapy while waiting for Gene.  It looks like a compact but should be longer and bigger.  Sigh.


Number 4, outdoor scene - across the street.  I sketched with a Sharpie pen.  About 10 minutes each.


Sketchbook done, ta-da!




8 comments:

Joan Tavolott said...

I like that you are getting some variety of subject matter. I like the compact car!

Jo Castillo said...

Thanks, Joan. I like the compact car, too. But it wasn’t compact. At least I finished before it left. :-)

René PleinAir said...

Congratulation !!

Just an idea, ...

Why not send a sketchbook all over the World and let every artist make a sketch in it?!

Bit of a problem what to do next with it tho, ...

Gene said...

I liked your sketches for today kinda like like i like all of them some more than others.

You finished one sketch book so it must be time to start a new one. go for it!

Gene

Jo Castillo said...

René, thanks, your idea sounds like fun. We did something similar a few years ago. The Sketchbook Project. Each artist filled a small sketchbook and sent them in. Several of the artists from the Scavenger Hunts took part.
https://jocastilloartblog.blogspot.com/search?q=sketchbook+project

There is a new one I think here:

https://brooklynartlibrary.org/participate

Jo Castillo said...

Gene, thanks for commenting here! You are a good critic and I appreciate the in house critiques. I have several sketchbooks going. Which one to work on, that is the question?

bag blog said...

Yay! Congrats on finishing the sketchbook! My goal in life is to get something finished :)

Jo Castillo said...

bag blog, thanks. I think that is only the 4th or 5th sketchbook I have finished completely. The big coffee table book took all my ideas. Ha.


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I Grew up in a small town , Magdalena, New Mexico. I enjoy art and the pleasure other people get from my work. I always donate some of my sales and art to charities, especially for children. That started in Bolivia with Para los Niños. "I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." -- Winston Churchill

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