Hello to all my lovely watchers[and I am very slowly getting around to all my messages!!]...
Apologies as always for my hideous slackness in catching up with you all....and as this is going to be short & sweet[well,for me?!!] I thought I would deal with one thing I get asked a lot here/in RL,& pimp a project I am looking forward to...As some of you may know[a big hello to my fellow galley salves!!]..I keep odd hours...even odder work hours...and I spend a lot of my time in transit,mostly trains..therefore,most of my work[and the bulk of my work the past 18 mths].... is drawn straight into my sketchbook[several medium moleskines,a few watercolour ones,some folio ones,& a few daler-rowney and random pretty ones!!]Sometimes I have 11&12 hour days,and 3-4 hours travel round trips..so...if I didn't utilise my sketchbooks,I'd get no time for art at all[I could give up sleeping,but.....zzzzz]

So,as a comeback to all the artists who say..'I don't have time anymore to create'..you can make the time....I listen to audio books on my ipod,and draw where I used to read..thus multi-tasking[and I get more ideas for creative pieces]I listen to poetry,soundtracks[especially Elfman/Burton]jazz/classical....
I make sure i use sturdy hard-backed sketchbooks,and I find moleskine is ideal because the slightly waxy paper is more than resistant,even if you get caught in the rain ANd I use heavy,stainless steel/titanium waterman & parker mechanical pencils,because they are heavy enough to resist the occasional bumpiness of the train journey...the following pieces are all straight from my sketchbook,with only a bit of texture added in Photoshop:





So...what do you guys do to keep yourself inspired?Do you listen to music/audiobooks?How do you utilise your time to the fullest?Do you doodle on the phone[Always!]
Do you keep sketchbooks?[I would love to do a sketchbook feature of my watchers..please send your links and I'll do a feature!!]
Tell me what type of sketchbook you use,where you do it,and then let's talk stationary!!

Keeping the theme of finding the time to do a sketchbook,a great project that was bought to my attention,is the U.S. Sketchbook project:[link]

I'm eagerly awaiting my red cahier moleskine...and I'll be posting my book as I update it...
Love and kisses to you all..




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