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Every Day/Everyday Sketching

8/28/2018

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I think the every day/everyday practice of sketching informs your big sketching opportunities (like sketching iconic places/travel sketching), maybe even more than the other way around. At the Urban Sketchers Symposium we talk about capturing the stories of the places we visit, but the sketches we do during an average day tell a story, too. I try to think of daily sketching like that - what am I doing today that I can capture in a quick sketch. I often sketch my coffee cup in the morning, and when I run errands I try to take a few minutes to sketch where I am. If I'm consistent, I end up with a page that describes a little bit of my day or my week. It's not exciting or exotic, but it's my life.
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Tina Koyama
8/29/2018 11:15:44 pm

I agree completely. People sometimes say they can't sketch the boringness of their everyday lives, but that's how I get practice for the excitement of travel.

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