There is something about spending an afternoon in a library or bookstore that seems to both relax and inspire you. While now a days we look up most of our reference on google, You would be surprised what kinds of images you can find in books. When you google "puppies" everyone around the world will come up with the same 50 images almost every time, but every book you pick up has different images and different stories. Believe it or not our teachers were right when they said to find some of your references in books. They will be different than what you find online and when you need references for a sketch you are doing, the first 50 images on google have already been used so unless you are a wiz at computers (which I am not) try looking in a book.
Today's exercise is about just that. Go to your local library or bookstore and just start browsing. Pick books off the shelf at random or take whatever catches your eye and start sketching what you find. You will be surprised what you find. I just spent an hour reading a book by Joe Hutto called "Illumination in the Flatwoods" and it is the most fascinating book about wild turkeys. Yes, you hear me correctly, wild turkeys. It is really well written and the illustrations are beautiful. I also picked up "Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History" written by Eric Chaline.
Here are some of the sketches from the two books.
See you tomorrow for more exciting sketches!
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