My Sketchbook Has Become a Friend

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I've been playing in my sketchbook today. It's the sketchbook that I hated when I first bought it because the paper wouldn't take watercolour very well, but do you know?
I actually like it now,
no I love it. There.
I don't however, love these cats with their ping-pong ball eyes. They look a bit crazed.

Comments

Rosie said…
It's great that they look crazy. Gives them piles of personality. Have you ever added up how many sketchbooks you have?
29 April 2009 at 17:32
Andrea and Kim said…
Jess, sometimes I think cats can look crazed...these kind of have a cute/crazy air about them.

Isn't it wonderful to find something has grown on you? Watercolor paper can sure be testy, but the one thing I have tried to keep in mind is it is just different rather than good or bad...it is the way I stroke myself if I don't like it.

As always really fun work going on here.
29 April 2009 at 17:51
jeff said…
Encore un super graphisme ! J'adore l'orientation que tu prends avec le premier dessin ! L'homme et la femme sont une très belle composition !
Bravissimo !

LIB !
29 April 2009 at 19:54
Kathy De Wit said…
Looks like me and my husband there above ;), makes me laughing, nice atmosphere Jessie! :)
29 April 2009 at 21:11
Unknown said…
I feel like one of those cats this morning!!!
Your watercolour sketchs are wonderful, I love seeing a new thumbnail come up on the sidebar so I can take a peep! Ren x
30 April 2009 at 07:48
Ruthie Redden said…
Love your crazy cats jess, cool coats too and good for you persevering with your sketchbook.
30 April 2009 at 10:33
Jess said…
Hi Rosie, no I've not counted but I've kept them all since I started and that included the life drawing ones too! Looking upon my shelf I can see about 12 at least!

Merci Jeff! :)

Thanks Kathy, Ren and Ruthie. I didn't want to waste the sketchbook by not using it so it's more to do with me getting used to its idiosyncricies!
30 April 2009 at 15:20
Renee said…
Ping pong ball eyes. har har har

Love Renee xoxo
1 May 2009 at 15:27
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