This is a drawing from one of the books I’m working on at the moment.
Behold: the sketchbooks of Oliver Jeffers.
Phlegm, civilisation (pt1 of 3) 2012, A4 dip pen and black ink.
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Elina Grethen - winter’s not bad, but spring is my favorite
Today was a beautifully sunny day and so I went to Roath Park and sat in the sunshine. I also worked my way round the park a bit and stopped at different points to sketch. This is what came of it: -
First I sketched a swan which was tricky as would they keep still, oh no. But I think I captured the essence of it and did alright with the feathers in terms of the patterns they make.
Secondly I sketched a willow tree which was fun but tricky because of the way the willow drops, this started off better than it turned out but its all experience.
What I also did however was take a journal with me and generate some great journal page idea’s. I used to do alot of mixed media journalling a couple of years back and somehow lost my zest and creativity for it. It seemed a chore coming up with the idea’s and I just started being busy with other things and going out alot. However on a whim I took the journal with me and it was totally worth it. Anyway I posted about it on my blog and you see about it and stuff I used to work on here:
