tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post3827159086229969046..comments2024-01-10T10:30:16.780+00:00Comments on paintings prints and stuff: sketchbooks a personal view :)vivienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-20088267986812203512007-12-18T15:50:00.000+00:002007-12-18T15:50:00.000+00:00Gesa - thanks :)Oil paints work really well in ske...Gesa - thanks :)<BR/><BR/>Oil paints work really well in sketchbooks I find and you can get down an impression of the scene so much faster with the oils - and change it as the light changes if you want, like adding a flash of light across a field as the sun breaks through a gap in the clouds.vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-86407334788763070212007-12-17T23:00:00.000+00:002007-12-17T23:00:00.000+00:00what a good post - I had quickly skimmed over it a...what a good post - I had quickly skimmed over it a while back but came visiting again through Lindsay. Will need to read again with more time to look at links. the way i use mine (the LARGE moleskine) is for a bit of everything but i'm not very experimental with media in it (yet, but have recently started to include pastels - i like the oil colour reference!Gesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808430595430298345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-75494648177768187912007-12-01T22:17:00.000+00:002007-12-01T22:17:00.000+00:00thanks Lindsay :)it's funny you used the word 'pla...thanks Lindsay :)<BR/><BR/>it's funny you used the word 'playing' as I often call experimental sketches 'playing' with ideas :) - playing is good :)vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-47385488280922074972007-12-01T18:47:00.000+00:002007-12-01T18:47:00.000+00:00I love how playful you are with your sketchbooks. ...I love how playful you are with your sketchbooks. Both the rubbings and the weather sketch are ways to remember exactly what you wanted from the experience. This post and the last are lovely.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142884023928819776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-89973681100835605002007-11-29T20:25:00.000+00:002007-11-29T20:25:00.000+00:00thanks Sharon :) I don't worry about sketching i...thanks Sharon :) I don't worry about sketching in public anymore but it used to be a bit scary!<BR/><BR/>and thanks Bridgette - I love the sketches on the craftmonkeys link and I'm going to have a really good look at my leisure and enjoy :) <BR/><BR/>I enjoy following the work on both your blogs :)vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-48993620229855990632007-11-29T04:02:00.000+00:002007-11-29T04:02:00.000+00:00i love your oil sketch of the windy rainy day. Oh,...i love your oil sketch of the windy rainy day. Oh, and looking through your sketchbook was such a treat. I'm going to have to return again and again.<BR/><BR/>check out this artist's sketchbooks: http://craftmonkeys.typepad.com/<BR/>I love her work.Bridgette Guerzon Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222170682340900282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927229.post-71288744947454221962007-11-28T19:43:00.000+00:002007-11-28T19:43:00.000+00:00Hi VivienThank you for such an informative post, i...Hi Vivien<BR/>Thank you for such an informative post, it was most interesting. Your sketchbook pages are very sensitive, I like the way you work.<BR/>I do keep sketch books , but not as much as I'd like to. Some are for exploring design ideas and others I use out and about. I still find it hard to use a sketch book in public, even though I've been doing it on and off for years, and usually make excuses and use the camera instead!!sharon younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com