It seems a bit arrogant to post to this blog and expect that anyone is actually going to be interested in reading it. But, these are the times and I can see the benefits of clearing out the mental cobwebs now and again. I never have been much at journal-keeping, so I'm hoping that writing a few things here will shake loose a new facet of my creative journey.
I am dedicated to my sketchbook and I try to make a daily habit of sketching from life, or from master artists. I also use my sketchbook as a place to record new ideas and work up thumbnails and preliminary designs for paintings and drawings. I know a lot of artists where I live, most of whom do not have the experience of an art school education, and I encourage the non-converted among them to develop the sketchbook habit. Keeping a sketchbook is, in my humble opinion, the best art training there is.
Now go make some art!
Chris Ingram
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