Draw Mode

I am in total drawing mode right now. That's all I seem to be doing and its good, very good. Cranking out first draft sketches for The River to see what I like and eventually what will make it to the stage. We had our first reading yesterday, well actually, the first reading with all the designers present and it was great!
I love when I am able to come to readings, because I'm sitting there looking at the actors becoming their characters with my ideas already in my head and making adjustments or confirmations of my designs. I can start to see how the costumes are going to look and that's always an amazing feeling.  Only a month now till rehearsals start and its going to get busy!

So for now, I will turn on my music, which happens to be a lot of music by Bonobo.

Bonobo is an musician I discovered several years ago and I enjoy his music because for some reason it makes me want to draw every time I hear it, its calm and soothing, yet also invigorating as well. Let me get back to drawing.

Enjoy.

Distractions Turning Into Inspiration.

When working on projects I get distracted at times, I think its because its loss of inspirational steam. It happens, but I usually get back on track or not, depends on the day. I usually listen to music to keep my steam going and tonight wasn't any different.

I was working on drawings for a project tonight and I got distracted into drawing something for myself for fun. Then I had a distraction from my distraction.

This video.





It is fortunate that my distraction from my distraction, inspired me on another aspect of the project I was previously working on tonight that I was distracted from. Interesting. Full Circle.

I think my current obsession with Oh Land, paid off tonight in more ways than good music.

Cover Girl...

A few weeks ago I finally finished the cover of my sketch book for The Sketchbook Project 2013. It's so exciting!!! The journey begins.

I decided to cover both the outside and inside of the cover.  I used a few different medias: Gouache, Sharpie and even some Prisma Color markers. Here is to a good start! Cheers.

Outside Cover: Front and Back

Inside Cover: Front and Back

The Cure for inspiration.

So for the past few weeks my sketch book has been sitting on my Drafting table waiting patiently for me to draw in it.
Well today was the day I finally put pencil to book.  It's a start, but I started designing the cover of my book and the inside back cover. I also had a little musical inspiration from The Cure: Greatest Hits.

I had a little Art Nouveau inspiration.  More to come!

So it begins...

This week a sweet little package arrived in the mail from the people at Art House Co-Op.  My Sketchbook arrived and is ready to be filled in!

First on the agenda:  pick a theme for my sketchbook. I think I have one. You will have to stay tuned for the answer to that one.