EDM Challenge 36 - Drawing in Public

This is one of my favorite challenges so far. Here are some very quick studies, once again, done at the airport. People are difficult because they move around so much; even ever so slightly, can throw me off. So, I try to capture the "essence" of the pose and don't worry too much about the details. The funny thing is, even with these quick sketches, a glance back into my sketchbook immediately brings back vivid, detailed memories!

This month I have drawn at the airport, in a book store during a book reading by the author, at the first gig of a garage band, at the beach, in a bar, at a baseball game, on a bus, in a park and at a restaurant sitting outdoors until the "breeze" blew the lettuce off of my plate and into my lap.

The more I draw in public, the more I don't really think about it. I immediately get absorbed in what I am doing. An added benefit it is a great way to pass the time when you have to wait. It is also relaxing. It is starting to become a habit. The other day I started to "write" in my journal and after a sentence or two, found myself making a doodle of my foot. My drawings don't always turn out the way I want. At the bookstore for instance, I sat right up in the front row to attempted to draw the famous author giving a reading from her book. The drawing was a disaster, but I was thrilled. Why? Because: I sat in the front row and attempted to draw the famous author. It was the process I was thrilled with, not the results.

I have gone from being afraid to draw in public, to posting my work on a blog. We are all at different levels with our art. We have good days and bad. It is all a learning process.