Last Thursday I went to The Society of Illustrators for Sketch Night. It was such a treat. I rarely get a chance to draw just for drawing's sake. Yes, I teach drawing. Yes, I love drawing. But I'm a painter and when I paint in oil, it's important to me that all of the sketching happens in the underpainting. I find that if I sketch my ideas for a painting out, all of my energy on that subject is expended and I may be satisfied enough with the drawing and feel that it doesn't have to be a painting too. (This is just me and where I'm at now in my art and right now I'm in painting mode.)
But sketching at The Society of Illustrators was just about me sketching...for fun. It really was. Just me, my pencil, paper, eraser and tens of other artists sketching in other mediums in their style and their handwriting. I felt like a student again, lost in the craft and happily passing the hours without noticing.
I think I'm hooked now on just sketching. So you might see me at Sketch Night on a Tuesday or Thursday going forward. If you can make it, you should go too. It's affordable and I'd love to talk shop with you.
http://www.societyillustrators.org/Events-and-Programs/Sketch-Night/Sketch-Night.aspx
