Artist sketchbook

Gemma Thompson is a visual artist and experimental guitarist whose sketchbook practice is informed not only by visual observation, but also by the practice of listening, and responding to sound through mark marking. In this article, she expands on this approach, and explains how drawing daily using a variety of media, her sketchbooks reveal how she experiences the world. Read the full article on our blog - link in bio

Sketching regularly can be a useful practice regardless of your artistic goals.

In order to become a better artist, it's recommended that you keep an art journal…

Artist Liz Haywood-Sullivan explains how her artist sketchbook habit has fed her own creative appetite, and how it can help feed yours, too. After all, Georges Braque once said, “There is a great appetite to work, and then my sketchbook serves me as a cookbook when I am hungry.”

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Sketchbook artists

Sketchbook studies for abstract landscape paintings by British artist Sam Boughton

Inside the Sketchbook of Connie Lim #mixedmediaart #collageartmixedmedia #mixedmediacollage #mixedmediatutorials

I am an American artist who left the United States in 2013 to study art in Turkey. I used to keep a written diary, but began recording my days by painting in a Moleskine sketchbook with acrylic ink. My medium is portable, so I was able to pack up my art supplies and continue travelling.

My artist research page inspired by David Morris.