drawing

Yesterday some new art supplies came in the mail, there is nothing like that, fresh unused drawing stuff. This is part of my plan to upgrade the materials I use for my continual drawings, rather than have heaps and stacks of receipts and classroom roll sheets with sharpie drawings on the back. So, the first step is to get fresh paper into my sketchbook. I don't like bound sketchbooks, because they are often too thick and heavy to carry around all day, and I like to be able to discard pages I don't like, or have a variety of papers with me.

The new materials I'm using are natural sanguine and silverpoint. I played with the silverpoint last night, and I think I will like it. It gives such a delicate line, so very different than a woodcut line. I've always wanted to try silverpoint, but had simply not ever seen one for sale. The site I link for both items is where I purchased them.

It is pouring rain, so a good weekend for making art (no garden-care guilt)