Sketching to Experiment and Grow

I have sketched for many years. I grew up in the pre-historical era of no smartphones and tablets. My free time was spent outdoors, or reading, writing a diary, doing handicrafts and also sketching. As a child, I sometimes tried to sketch realistically, but more often I sketched symbolically to express ideas.

As a teenager and adult, I continued to sketch on the side. It was a fun thing to do, and I never thought much of it. A sketchbook is a place to experiment and grow, without pressure to achieve a particular standard, other than what feels right for the moment.

With many family responsibilities and changes in life, my sketching sometimes got pushed to the side. I tried to squeeze it in my busy life, with various degrees of success.

I got determined to dust off my sketchbooks and revived regular sketching this summer, inspired ‘108 days of Drawing’ at Bhakti Art Academy

I also started a digital sketchbook on Instagram to share selected sketches with fellow artists and all interested.