Sketch Book For The Artist - Sarah Simblet

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To make interesting drawings, you must first identify your intentions. What is your subject? How will you draw it? And, perhaps most importantly, why will you draw it? Reflection and research – scouring the world around you for visual inspiration, recording and developing ideas in a sketchbook – are the cornerstones of all revealing work.

Some of my drawings cover entire walls. They enfold their viewer and are made on joined sheets of paper that I reach by climbing ladders. Others can be held in the hand or, by invitation, are made outside as discreet installations, perhaps hidden on a door hinge or a street bench rail, where I expect them to be discovered by some people, remain unseen by most, and be slowly washed or worn away. Some are more traditionally framed and hung in galleries for solo or group exhibitions. I also make drawing books, especially as travel journals. They occupy a shelf in my studio, and I refer back to them for years after they are made. It is my love of these, and their importance to so many artists, that inspired the title and structure of Sketch Book for the Artist. Chosen in any color, texture, shape, and size, a drawing book is the perfect portable private vehicle for your imminent exploration of drawing.