Travel Sketches by Barbara Lehtiniemi

This spring I made the leap from non-sketcher to beginner-sketcher.  Using a dollar-store sketchbook, I began making little sketches with various tools:  pencils, pencil crayons, markers, pastels, etc.

In June we travelled to BC, where we spent a week on a quiet inlet.  We were travelling light so, instead of bringing a bulky sketchbook, I folded a single 18″ x 24″ sheet of sketch paper into 12 panes.  With a few partial cuts to the folds, I had a thin, lightweight, concertina sketchpad with potentially twenty-four 6″ x 6″ sketch surfaces.

I brought a few sketch pencils and a few fine-tip markers  Most of the sketches I made were quick ten-minute jobs (especially of the boat that was quickly moving out of my field of vision!)

I’m still a beginner, but I’m still sketching!

Expert, beginner, mid-range or trying something new — share with others. Send your sketch, photo, painting, limerick, story excerpt -anything creative – to cagac.ca@gmail.com

Expert, débutant, intermédiaire ou novice: partagez votre passion. Envoyez votre croquis, photo, peinture, limerick, extrait d’histoire – tout ce qui est créatif – à cagac.ca@gmail.com.