I love, love, love Moleskines and I've finally satisfied my craving for them.
I went to Borders the other day and after a lot of going back and forth to the blank journal section (the guard probably thought I was up to something considering the amount of times I went back and forth changing my mind about which ones I wanted), I finally settled on two sketchbooks-one small and one large, and a pack of three black, plain pocket-sized journals.
I think I'll take both of the sketchbooks with me to Australia and maybe purchase a large plain journal for the trip, also.
My main sketchbooks over the years have been the plain, smaller hardcover ones that Utrecht sells. I figured it was time to switch things up a bit and try something new. One thing that I like about the pages in the Moleskine sketchbooks are the heavier pages. They seem like they can take a lot of abuse and I can use a variety of media with them.
My history with sketching while on vacation hasn't been that stellar. I did some five years ago during my trip to the southwest, but I came away with few actual sketches and a ton of photos and experiences. The latter were much more instrumental in the concieving and execution of a few paintings I did between 2001 and 2003.
Honestly, the sketches didn't do much for me, not nearly as much as just being in a new place and everything in through my senses. Attempting to record what I saw directly didn't do much for me and those sketches weren't very instrumental in the subsequent paintings.
1 comment:
Tim I love your work! I first took a look at your blog, after seeing Rebecca Rutstein's paintings in New American Paintings, my search for her site led me to yours. I added you to my links and put your gallery there too, but do you have a web site yet? If so I would add that too. It will be interesting follow your painting 'career', your paintings are fabulous!
Interested in these moleskines, never heard of them before. Are the pages smooth or textured, or do they come in both? Keep up the great work!
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