I love the experience of sketching a single place from as many angles and perspectives as possible — because the more we sketch a new destination, the deeper our connection with that place seems to grow.
Throughout the 40 Days of Moments project, I kept my eyes peeled for magic — because that’s one of the greatest lessons this project taught me: When we are on the lookout for moments, the universe provides them.
While I love my sketchbook as a tool for observing the outer world, I equally love my art journal for the way it helps me pay greater attention to the world within. I hope you enjoy my newest eBook, Art Journaling 101!
As I researched photos for the African savannah, Amazon rainforest, and the Great Barrier Reef, I loved the feeling of mentally circling the globe — and so, too, could I feel my own perspective being realigned.
We receive so much inspiration in our lives these days; my hope is that these three simple journaling ideas will help you document, process, and reflect on what inspires you — and even create something new out of it.
It was only by thinking about the birds that I could pin down what it is I love so much about the Northern Lights — that the lights are as animate and awe-inspiring as any creature in the universe; they’re alive.
For me, there’s always been a fine line between the questions of who I am and what I do; shifting my professional focus from travel writer to sketch artist has thus been a deeply personal journey for me, too.
When I began working on this post, I realized the tips I most wanted to share were yours — for haven’t we all stood on the starting line of our own sketching journeys, unsure of exactly how to begin but ready to try?