Elephant Sketches

As I mentioned in my last post, I will be filling up a small format sketch book I have from "PooPooPaper". The paper is made from elephant poop - apparently they are very inefficient in processing what they eat, so there is a LOT of vegetable matter in their waste. They have paper made from other animals, including Moose. Their website is www.poopoopaper.com

I find the paper difficult to work with using watercolour; it is heavy but doesn't behave like normal watercolour; the water is absorbed very quickly so you have little time to add your paints.

Here are my first 3 sketches.

2015 - this will get better!

I am determined to follow the obvious advice and draw/paint more to get better; silence my inner critic and just do more drawing.

To that end I'm now taking a watercolour painting class in Canmore once a week; I'll post my 'classwork'. I've also been inspired by a book by Marc Holmes on urban sketching. I'm also taking  his online video class on sketching people. So, hopefully I can get past my previous drawing 'block' and just "do it"!

Finally, I found a small sketch book I bought in Sidney BC some time ago and forgot I had it. The paper is made from elephant poop, and I told myself I'd fill the book with elephant sketches...so more to come on that front also.

I've attached here one of the last things I drew in 2014, I made these drawings on puzzle kits to put in Anna and Adrian's stockings.