sketchbook

Elora, Ontario, Canada

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:36:49 -0400

This is my first post for my first sketch in my themed sketchbook “Monochromatic”. This is my second year participating in the Sketchbook Tour 2012 which this year its going to be closer to me in TORONTO!!

This photo is of me sketching the sketch below. BEAUTIFUL and breathtaking scenery!!!

Stay tuned for more on my Monochromatic themed sketchbook!

Sketchbook Project 2012!

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:08:08 -0400

I have signed up yet again for the Sketchbook Project 2012! I am quite excited as the tour will be visiting CANADA! Toronto to be exact as one of their stops!

The theme I chose this year was MONOCHORMATIC.. which sparks some ideas already. SO IT BETTER HURRY up and get here!!!

That’s all for now. I will post when I get my book!! EEeee excite!

FINALLY doneeeeeeee

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:01:24 -0500

I am finally done and the sketchbook has been sent! I am so proud to have completed it. Although not all of the pages are up to my standards I did finish it and its gone for good! :(

There are 28836 artists from 94 countries around the world are participating. The tour starts February, 2011. Here is more info about the Sketchbook Tour

Here are the rest of my sketches from the book! :) Enjoy!

Coffee Break Time! 5 mins!

Could fall asleep in 5 mins!

Egg! mmmm in 5 mins!

Not a fan of this one… Hour glass

Groceries in 5 mins

Google my hometown - London Ontario Canada in 5 mins!

PB + J sandwich! Made in 5 mins!

Phone call in 5 mins!

Some people can do a Suduko in 5 mins!

Shower in 5 mins…

Fly over the forest city in 5 mins.

Time is free but its priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can send it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back! — Harvey Mackay

AND MY VERY LAST PAGE!!

Thanks and I hope to do it again next year but start WAYY earlier!! :)

ALMOST there!!!!

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:39:36 -0500

So I was going to write a short bio about myself in the front cover but decided against it in the end as we were to fill out a bio card anyways so I just went with iam.samantha :)

Instructions on how to make ice cream “in 5 mins”

Not so much a fan of this one but its just a “sketchbook” right?

Being Canadian I HAD to include a flag or something!!! So why not our stereotypical word “Eh?”

Many ideas can happen “in 5 mins”

I never thought about this one until the end…. I should have had this on the last page! “It always seems impossible until it’s done”

You can “Monkey around” “in 5 mins”

Hang laundry “in 5 mins”

Happiness “in 5 mins”

Falling asleep “in 5 mins” (or less if your a cat)

Multi-tasking!

Mouse eating…

“Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it” Leonardo Da Vinci

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot” — Michael Altshuler

Now I have my final page done but I can’t reveal that until I am fully finished the last few pages (14 to be exact!!)

Check back for the final drawings of this sketchbook!!

Second post in 2 days!!

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:21:22 -0500

I am on a roll!!!! Watch out!

This is my second post in two days! Anyways, I have MORE drawings to share since I am in the crunch time to get it done!

Enjoy!

Some thought processes I can do “in 5 mins”

You can have an intimate salsa dance “in 5 mins”

Or you can just hang out “for 5 mins”

Check back for more sketches.. possibly tomorrow!!! :)

Pages!!

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:00:10 -0500

So I have finally completed some pages to share with you. Although this is a sketchbook and being on the spot makes me nervous!! SO with that being said I am not a fan of all of these sketches. My theme is “in 5 mins” which I am using very loosely. Some things don’t look like they correspond at all with my theme but just think…. I thought about it withIN 5 MINS !!

I hope you enjoy the sketches so far!

—You can sing a song ‘in 5 mins’

— Graphic Design can kick someone’s behind ‘in 5 mins’

— You can have a drink or pour a bevvy ‘in 5 mins’ (or less HA)

— If you’re working you can be back ‘in 5 mins’

—All the things I could think about me “the artist” ‘in 5 mins’

— Also trying to get the cat to sit ‘FOR 5 mins’ is almost impossible!!

Check back for more sketches as I am trekking along trying to get them done!! :)

Drum roll...... First page has been completed!!!!

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:13:58 -0500

So the day has finally come! I bit the bullet and finished the FIRST page of the Sketchbook! Not to panic or anything but it only has to be to Brooklyn, NY in a few weeks and I have nearly 60 pages to use up!!! Looks like I will be drawing in my sleep for the next few weeks!!

Check it out!

Check back for page 2!

The NEW and improved Cover!

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:57:44 -0500

So it has been a while since I last posted about my sketchbook. I have been negleting it since I did the cover as I hated it so much. SO I have changed it (as I said I probably would). I only have about a month to get it finished and sent away!!

Here are new pictures of the new cover (not finished yet, need to put some ribbon on it still).

And First inside page. I drew a self portrait of myself and I am going to write a little about myself before I start the first page!

Keep posted.. I will be posting more of my drawings once I actually bite the bullet and start!!

The cover!!!

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:57:00 -0400

So I wanted to do something simple but different for the cover. I didn’t want to change it to drastically as I am a perfectionist and will get annoyed if I do too much embellishing. I am not sure if I like this treatment I have done on the cover to begin with so we will see how this sits for a while then possibly I might change it :) Let me know what you think! Starting to cut out with an exacto knife.

Finished that step and added some ribbon to the cover!

I have a feeling that I will change this but I am not sure yet as to what I would change it to. Now I actually have to get cracking on starting on the inside sketches!!!

The journey begins!

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:37:40 -0400

So I have spent a few days deciding what I wanted to do with my cover. I have started but I am not revealing until I have finished this part of the cover but here is a teaser picture….

I bet you are just curious as to what I am going to do … :) Well stay tuned and see!!!

It has ARRIVED!!!!

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

After many weeks of patiently waiting my sketchbook has finally reached my hands! My first book went to another participant in Ottawa so I had to email for a replacement book and it is finally here!! I am so excited to start but there are so many things running through my head before I actually put pen to paper!

I have so many questions that are running rapid through my brain! Should I be using pen? Pencil Crayon? Ink? Paint? Should I be re-binding it with new paper? Should I cut and paste things in? Should I be starting at the back and making my way to the front of the book? Should I draw on the front AND back of the paper? Should I be using fabric? THE POSSIBILITIES are endless!!! I know that this is a SKETCHBOOK but how do I know how many people are going to be looking at it?? I have to take my time and utilize my skills as an artist! You never know I might become super duper famous from this awesome project and will have to fly my private jet all over…!! (<—— ok maybe that was a little tooo far into the future, but you get the point.) This is such an opportunity that might possibly open new doors to me or if not just ~~open~~ spark some creativity!

I can’t wait to start!! If you have any suggestions… suggest away!! I am open to considering anything (I do have the final say so don’t be offended if I don’t use your idea! I still love you!) I have approx. 86 or so days to fill this sketchbook with what seems to have 60+ pages. Which means I have to do a sketch every 1.5 days (if my math is correct) so I better get CRACKING :)

I also have my very own library card :) It’s too exciting!!!

Stay tuned for exciting pictures etc!

and... it's been SENT!

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:33:26 -0400

I am so overly excited to know that my sketchbook has started it’s travel to me!!!

We just wanted to let you know that an item from your order shipped!

The materials for The Sketchbook Project: 2011 were shipped!!!

EEE I can’t wait!!! Now how long will it take… hmmm. I will keep you updated. I already have the first page image in my head…!!

Patiently Waiting

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:29:00 -0400

It’s like a concert tour but with sketchbooks

I have decided to join “The Sketchbook Project 2011”. I am patiently awaiting the arrival of my sketchbook so I can start sketching!! I have chosen the theme from a list of potential possibilities. I chose “in 5 mins”. I plan on logging my updates and new sketching that I complete in my sketchbook so check back for updates! I can’t wait to start!!

Each artist is sent the same blank Moleskine sketchbook. We’ve only got two rules: first, the book must be used in some way - no sending us back an empty book or a completely different book! Second, the sketchbook must stay within its original dimensions (because we don’t want to have to provide an extra suitcase just for your book while we’re touring the country).

Each book will be given a barcode so we can easily catalog it into The Brooklyn Art Library system. Once we catalog it, artists will be able to track where on the tour their book is viewed and how many times someone pulled it from the shelf - we want to make sure you can stay connected with your sketchbook!

The availability of sketchbooks vary each day, so sign up quickly to reserve the one you want! You have the option to choose the kind of Moleskine and the color of the cover when you add the project to your cart over to the right.