#commutesketch

Reader on the ferry #sketchbook #moleskine #colerasepencil #pittpens #quicksketch #pencildrawing #pencilsketch #colerasepencil #commutesketch #urbansketch #transitsketch #siferry #peoplesketching https://www.instagram.com/p/CpylLxnuGOh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

One of the best pieces of advice I was ever given was, "Life is too short; only read the good stuff." I heard this one year after graduating with an English degree and starting a career in publishing. At the moment I was packing a large box with things I stole from the book rooms, the take shleves, and anywhere else I could find "free" books in the office. I was leaving a much sought-after job at Penguin Group, and leaving sooner than I wanted because, in part, I had stopped reading. I had chosen to pursue publishing at first because I wanted to write, I wanted to be a part of the creative process, and I wanted to be close to the action of making words into worlds. But over time I became discouraged by the feeling that there was simply too much to attain. There are thousands of books published every year, and all are marketed as something like, The Next Ground-Breaking Work of American Fiction. But in hearing this advice, I had an answer to the question of how to relate to the library, the used bookstore, or the a box on a curb. It takes work to sit down and read something, especially literary fiction. And the people who do it have a niche hobby - not a common hobby. There are plenty of pools to drink from in life, and to drink from one is to waste the opportunity to drink from another. Because of my education, it became easy to view literature as a conquest, to have every book on my shelf as a trophy. But the truth is, much like songs, only one of a hundred stories will be truly enjoyed. There's nothing wrong with putting one--hell, even ten--books down before finding something worth the time and effort. I'm glad that I gave up on those Game of Thrones books. I don't think they're that good, and I get it. All the good character die too soon, die suddenly, die before they win the game. So do we. I'll enjoy my time with something else. *** #books #literature #stories #reading #literaryfiction #art #illustration #subwaydrawings #nycurbansketchers #urbansketchers #subway #commutesketch #people #sketchbook #instasketch #sketchbookdaily #molotow #markers #moleskine #lightmotiondetector (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BviZUkFAmuT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c6r3c8g7f1w5

I'm going to get one last post just before it's over for the #marchmeetthemaker challenge, although I might still continue with some of the prompts on my own afterwards, as i think there are still things to say for me and it is such a good list of topics to post about. 💬 So, one of the prompts was whether I am a full-time or part-time maker. The truth is, it's not even part time, as my art is really only the thing I do in my very few and rare free moments, between the main job, parenting and other responsibilities and chores. One of the ways how I try to keep up with practicing my art and not letting it get too rusty, is sketching on my commute to/from work. 📑✏️ I always have a sketchbook in my bag that goes with me every day, where I draw people on the underground every now and then. 👱👦🏿👧🏼👩🏻 #sketch #portrait #people #faces #peopleoflondon #sketchbook #commutesketch #commutersketchers #urbansketch #urbansketchers #pencil (at Westfield Shopping Mall) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvsHekdg2zm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=169h03m9mweko

What should I draw tomorrow? https://www.instagram.com/p/BwX3hDJgFpV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wpmugbil7ent

Super Nintendo has me in the mood for some pixel art, and I am on the ferry without my fly tying kit, so.... this. #pixelart #flytying #oldschool #flyfishing #salmonflies #steelheadflies #speyfishing #digitalfingerpainting #commutesketch #pixelstudio

Sketches of some people I’ve seen around town on the way to and from work. - - - #sketch #commutesketch #drawing #sketchbook #sketchwallet #pen #ink #characterdesign #lifedrawing #people #memorydrawing

Peeps on the way in the direction of Taipei Zoo in the MRT. #taipeizoo #train #mrt #taiwan #vacation #ipadpro #applepencil #sketch #sketching #commutesketch #travel #car #driver #ipadillustration #taipei #台北 #九份老街 #street #history #attraction #kids #play #people #figuresketching #figures

上下地铁是一件很日常的事情，但就有一群爱好画画的朋友在上了地铁之后，便马上拿出画簿来，把车厢里的一景一物快快的画下来。我也不例外。