Reflecting on drawing challenge

As promised last week, I want to reflect my thoughts on the drawing challenge. It collides a bit with the Sketchbook Revival (SBR) event which has given necessary nudge to elevate my practice.

To start with sketchbooking habit, it hit me, that it’s a totally new thing for me. Despite childrens’ art school and art college, I’ve never sketchbooked. Maybe it’s because during the studies I had to create constantly anyway, but I almost feel missed out for not acknowledging the importance of daily art practice.

Embedding a new habit into your life is hard. However pleasant and fun the habit might be, we are so deeply set in our ways, that you need to make an extra effort to stop the autopilot and really consciously choose to draw. Additionally, I hadn’t drawn for years, what made it even harder to pick up a pencil. But I rembered the feeling of joy and satisfaction I got from drawing in college, so I decided to push through the awkwardness and clumsiness. Now, 45 sketches later, I’m glad and a bit proud of myself. I really feel the joy again, I trust my eye and hand, I allow myself to mess up and experiment.

SBR has pushed me to try different methods and practises. Sometimes I feel like a kid in candystore – I want it all! It’s really educational and eyeopening to work along with other artist.

This is my sketchnote (something I learned in SBR!) to sum up the whole experience.

I will continue sketchbooking. There’s no doubt about it.

Have fun!

Hedvig