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You don’t have to wait for the perfect time to draw.
I took my new sketchbook on a family day out to the farm park after my two-year-old granddaughter had completely taken over my old one! Between the animals, watching the GD and enjoying the day, I found a few quiet moments to stop, look and sketch.
I’ve come to believe that a sketchbook isn’t just for dedicated drawing trips. It’s a way of paying attention to the ordinary moments that most people walk straight past. The drawing is simply the evidence that attention happened.
If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t have time to draw,” perhaps the answer isn’t finding more time. Perhaps it’s simply taking your sketchbook with you.
I’d love to know: where is the most unexpected place you’ve ever made a sketch?
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0:00 – Granddaughter & the Moleskine Sketchbook: How my two-year-old granddaughter took over my old sketchbook, prompting the start of a new one.
0:25 – The "Bing" & "Pando" Story: Remembering my friend Ted Dewan (creator of Bing) and how my granddaughter’s antics mirror the character Pando.
1:40 – Sketching in Playgrounds: The "funny old thing" about sketching children in public and the importance of being discreet.
2:25 – Memories of Shirley Hughes: A tribute to the legendary illustrator, her advice to "draw every day," and her unique environment for sketching.
6:15 – The Trick of Invisibility. A story from your art college days in Cambridge about crossing paths with TV personality Clive James and learning how to be "unnoticed."
7:40 – The Metal Slide & Saplings: Drawing the little trees clinging to life under a playground slide and the metaphor for nature (and humans) finding a place to exist.
11:00 – The Chicken Demonstration: Watching the enthusiastic chicken show, meeting "Larry" and "Hetti," and being the only one in the crowd who had kept hens.
14:30 – The Philosophy of Attention: Your closing thoughts on sketching as an "art of attention" and a way to reclaim agency from smartphones.