Quick Sketching Practice: Or How to add More Art Time into your Daily Life

In April 2018 I started taking a sketchbook with me everywhere I went.  I wanted to increase my art time and improve my sketching.  One of the things that intimidated me the most was sketching people in action. I tend to take my time with all of my art so I wasn’t sure how quickly sketching people in movement was going to go.  I started out by trying to sketch the water fountain in the Turning Stone Casino.  After doing that I decided to start sketching the people walking by.

 

sketches by Marla L. Niederer

I found this to be fun and wanted to find more places to practice sketching people.  I thought sketching people seated somewhere might give me a bit longer time to sketch them.   So I decided to start sketching while sipping a London Fog tea at Starbucks from time to time.

 

sketches by Marla L. Niederer

About this time the apple tree outside my living room window started to bloom so I decided to add that in my sketching practice too.

 

sketches by Marla L.  Niederer

I went for a trip to California last summer and decided to do some sketching while having lunch at Fisherman’s Wharf.

 

sketches by Marla L. Niederer

I then spent some time at my sister in law’s downstate and took some time to sketch at Starbucks in Suffren NY.  While I was there someone took pictures of me sketching.  I guess that is only fair.

 

sketches by Marla L. Niederer

After my travels I continued my Starbucks sketching in Watertown NY.  I decided that I needed to learn how to sketch a full figure quickly so I started focusing on that.  I’m really enjoying adding more art into my life wherever I go! 

 

sketches by Marla L. Niederer

 

sketches by Marla L. Niederer

I’m also getting ready to teach my online class, Claudette, on A for Artistic starting February 12^th 2019.  You can find out more information about the class and sign up for it by going to the A for Artistic website here.
https://tinyurl.com/yckty5uw

 

Claudette by Marla L. Niederer

I also have several art doll making instant downloadable PDF tutorials for sale in my shop

https://www.etsy.com/shop/OrsinisAngels

 

Bridgette by Marla L Niederer, instant downloadable PDF tutorial

If you are interested in taking a live doll making class from me I am scheduled to teach my Moulin Rouge Dolls workshop at Artistic Figures in Cloth & Clay in Columbus Ohio April 25^th – 28, 2019

www.CyndysDolls.com

 

Moulin Rouge Dancers by Marla L. Niederer

I am also scheduled to teach a class on how to make dragonfly wings for dolls and bears at the Philadelphia Artist Doll & Teddy Bear Convention May 2^nd -4^th

http://www.quinlanmuseum.com/convention/

 

La Fae Verte by Marla L. Niederer 

Until next time…….

warm hugs,

Marla