Why is it so hard to do a daily sketch while traveling? It doesn’t seem to matter the destination, the travel partners, or the cool travel art supplies I buy myself, I often return home with an empty sketch book.
For my upcoming trip, I’ve resolved to do a little art each day. Here are the easy-peasy rules I've made for myself:
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Make a quick pencil sketch and outline it in ink each day.
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Add color if I want to or have time.
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Note the date and location.
I’ve weaned myself down to 9 art items–a pouch to hold a square tip brush, 2 ultra fine point sharpies, a good ol’ yellow #2 pencil, an art gum eraser (cheaper by the dozen), a palette with 12 of my favorite watercolors, a pencil sharpener, and a sketchbook.
Check out the size!
Ok, the book...It needed to be small enough to carry and big enough to use, so I went with the 5 x 8.25 moleskine art sketchbook (the paper is dreamy and it can handle some water.)
The fantastic art motif on the Linnea Design pouch is reason enough to buy it (total fan girl!), but the size sealed the deal: 6 x 8 holds all the stuff.
Like any routine, it is about making art a daily practice even when we're out of our natural habitat.
How do you keep yourself motivated to sketch while traveling? What are your favorite travel art supplies? Other ideas to keep us motivated to create art while on the road?
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7 comments
I like to travel with watercolor pencils and a watercolor pen brush- I can add water inside the brush and reduce the mess on the plane!
I love traveling art. When the rush starts to become too much, I pull out the art bag. Watercolors in the airport is how my middle child finds his zen. And when he does, it seems everyone else follows suit and picks their own medium from the bag.