To start a challenge such as a "sketch-a-day" can be very difficult. When the thought first crosses your mind you are extremely gung-ho on the idea. You imagine carrying your sketch book with you where ever you go, creating wonderful sketches of people on the train, that interesting flower you walked past in your neighbor's garden, or even creating your own characters for a comic series. Yet, once the euphoria of the idea settles down you realize just how impossible this task really is. School, work, family, friends, perhaps you have kids, or other distracting obligations. Here's the deal...WE ALL HAVE THEM. I certainly do. I go to school full time at the University of Utah, I am majoring in Art Education:Painting and Drawing, I work as well as run my own design company online, on top of keeping up with my friends or family and dedicating any extra time to my wonderful boyfriend. It gets tiring. Until this summer I realized just how long it had been since I had created a piece that was just for me, not because it was an assignment or commission, just simply a drawing for me. So when the semester ended earlier this spring I made myself a promise that I would do a sketch a day all summer long in order to keep up my creativity and so that I wouldn't lose the skills I had just learned over the past year. I FAILED at drawing EVERY day, but I did draw more often than I thought I would have. I even started drawing some tattoo designs for my friends.
So now I am going to start over, I'll upload all the pictures I've drawn over the summer, give approximate dates as to when they were created and do my best to try this one more time. Even when school starts in 3 weeks.
Though this may be a crazy challenge and one that I will by no means be perfect at, I am willing to take on the challenge. I would LOVE to hear your opinions on the pieces or even requests for future pieces so that I can have some inspiration.
Equipped with my ingredients for creativity(hot chocolate, popcorn, otter pops, and energy drinks) I am ready to begin.
Sincerely,
Skippy
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