tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651271175118084964.post1008058173378123265..comments2023-11-05T03:03:38.597-06:00Comments on Reflections on a life in medicine, art, and Pasta: THE SKETCH BOOKWilliam F. Renzullihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037130691356963660noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651271175118084964.post-71946760331638042532007-11-02T11:59:00.000-05:002007-11-02T11:59:00.000-05:00that's a really interesting way to start out with ...that's a really interesting way to start out with drawing. Rules are so great, because they are like boundaries set up in a place of uncertainty. I love sketchbooks, and looking through other people's books is an all time favorite. I think when I first started making the "books", I was in college and was told a few instructions from teachers who wanted to push particular drawing skills further. Drawing people was something I was challenged to get better at, and ever since I have been loving doing figure studies, even past that instruction. Another teacher once told me that I had to fill a book up of daily creative thought, at least one page a day dedicated to creative thinking. Of course I had to include some drawing in there or else it would be too boring, so that's when I started combining word thoughts with images and that's kind of where it is for me now. But the minute I start putting too many rules on my work is when I feel the spontaneity gets lost a little. I love to use all kinds of tools, whatever makes a mark really. Adding color is great, and mixing it all up with inks, paints and gooey messes is a lot of fun. I love to have all the tools readily available so when I glance around, whatever catches my eye is what I'll use next.<BR/><BR/>Your mix of two ways to work in the world is really interesting, I feel like I can relate to the "shut down" mode, and then the openness that is required when being honest with art making. I think that combination in one person makes for a really interesting and unique perspective.Ester Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14419940689718469698noreply@blogger.com