Prompted by my exploration of the Rabley Drawing Centre’s open sketchbook drawing prize, Sketch 2017, I did some more research into my favourite artists. These all created unique sketchbooks with distinctive styles; I was intrigued to look into their other work to see more of their inspirations and observe their use of media.
After looking at these three artists in more detail, I feel they all use their sketchbooks to focus on different aspects of their subjects; character, colour and perspective, and posture. It has highlighted to me that I do not need to create an exact copy of what I see around me when on location with my sketchbook. In fact, being inspired by a particular part of my surroundings and recording this is exactly what the sketchbook is there for; perhaps seeing a pedestrian standing in a certain way, or the colour of a sunset, or the arrangement of some buildings. I am collecting snippets, recording what I take notice of and what I observe; the world through my eyes.