sleep to survive

from the small book

transmissionary

This is another page I just finished... a combination of pencil, gouache, and ink. I had the opportunity to listen to George Pratt and Carl Dobsky the other night on conceptart.org's live-streaming sketchbook "clinic." Much thanks to them!... the information was invaluable and just what I needed to hear. The advice that stood out was how the sketchbook is a means to gather ideas and doesn't necessarily have to be perfect but to also be a passenger on the ride rather than a driver when drawing or painting... "happy accidents" ala Bob Ross. I've been having a good time getting lost in these last few pages and the next step is to put the same energy into finished work outside of the sketchbook.

Thanks for looking.
Best-

JS

doppleganger

Here's a little sort of collaboration between a buddy and I [you can find his blog here...'sup Nate!] He did the slick lines and I thought it'd be fun to color since I don't do much of this kind of work. It's me in cartoon form!

red

Here's a page i've been working on the last couple of days. It started off as something completely different and took off on its own. I love when that happens. I'm always switching between sketchbooks and it feels good to leave some marks in this one again.

DRPPL

Something for friends