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Tag: drawing
When anxiety hits- pick up a pencil… draw what you like #arttherapy
Oh my- anxious evening… my head swims with to-dos and self-criticism. So before I do anything more, I will pause and simply draw. Draw what I love, and for those of you that know me, you know that means: SOCK MONKEYS. My daughter, Anna, gave me this delightful book for Christmas: SOCK MONKEY (Publisher teNeues)…
THE END #TheSketchbookProject pages 36-39 #LyndaBarry #arttherapy
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Pages 36-39 and cover December 30, 2010 9 AM New Year approaches fast now and my head swims with to-do lists and the knowledge that I have to find a way to market myself that reflects what I need to make. Never mind the concept…
Write and read anything… #TheSketchbookProject pages 33-35 #arttherapyforone
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Pages 33-35 December 28, 2010 Write and read anything… Wasting prisoner went down stealing. He needs to get away so we allowed the watermelon to hide. I see a chance. And he smile and answer all calm. Monkey. Thousand. Choice. Invent tales. His choices need…
@peeweeherman #TheSketchbookProject page 32 #childhood
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Page 32 December 26, 2010 For links to pages 1-31 go to LINK
December on Purpose #TheSketchbookProject pages 29-31 #arttherapy #journal
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Pages 29-31 December 26, 2010 The therapeutic power of journaling stream of consciousness –> reduce anxiety. Note: the antique book pages were purchased on ETSY from DIGITAL EXPRESSIONS & ARTFUL PAPERS! For links to pages 1-28 go to LINK
5minute6Bpencilanderaser backofanindexcard portrait no.26- @Kris_Carr!
UPDATE JAN 15, 2011! CONGRATS KRIS on the launch of your new book: — There are people in our lives that can say just what we need to hear when we need to hear it… One of those people, for me, is Kris Carr. Kris Carr is my role model/mentor and her books and DVD got…
Grace, Xmas cookies and @trampolinah #TheSketchbookProject pages 27-28
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Pages 27-28 December 21, 2010 To see pages 1-26 see LINK
5minute6Bpencilnoeraser backofanindexcard portrait no.25- Pug
Just sold a sock pug to Colorado! Each of my POST STREET ETSY orders includes an original pencil sketch and this was today’s sketch…
Kaholism #TheSketchbookProject page 26 #arttherapy for one
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Page 26 December 19, 2010 To see pages 1-14 go to The Sketchbook Project Links To see pages 15-20 go to Disintegration To see pages 21-25 go to Graffiti TO SEE MY FRIDA SERIES GO TO FRIDA KAHLO
New drawings by Roar Thorsen plus his 1966 Xmas magazine cover!
3 new magical drawings by my father, Roar Thorsen! Check out his current project: THE OLD APPLE TREE. I have also included a Xmas drawing he made in 1966!
Graffiti in the forest #TheSketchbookProject pages 21-25
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Pages 21-25 …there is a time to kick the whole bloated sensation of ART on its whore-ass. – Bukowski December 17-18, 2010 To see pages 1-14 go to The Sketchbook Project Links To see pages 15-20 go to Disintegration
Capturing dance in 2-D…
My colleague asked me to sketch her niece, Laura Ward- founder of Octavia Cup Dance Theatre, New York. Founded in 1998, Laura Ward/Octavia Cup Dance Theatre is an all female, contemporary ballet company devoted to highlighting the dynamic strength of women. The choreography and staging challenge both the dancers and the audience to delve a little…
#Disintegration- #TheSketchbookProject pages 15-20
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None My journal pages feel ugly and messy and dismantled. But as the disintegration and Kafkaesque fragmentation occurs, both in life and on paper, the truth is revealed and it would be dishonest to pretty them up. Pages 15-20 November 25- December 10, 2010 To see pages…
“Picking apples”: new drawing by Roar Thorsen #StrokeRecovery #ArtTherapy
A new glorious drawing by my father, Roar Thorsen! Check out his current project: THE OLD APPLE TREE.
Sometimes you have to stay home and cry. #Grief and #TheSketchbookProject pages 13/14
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Incoherent stream of consciousness ramblings… Page 13 Transcript November 19/20, 2010 The end is not the end. It is a transition. 15:37 Fort Langley My regular pilgrimage to Fort Langley to connect with mom and rituals we loved doing together. Coming out by myself is…
#TheSketchbookProject page 11/12 from @VanArtGallery visit and today’s sketch drenched in soy sauce
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Page 11 Transcript October 23, 2010 10:49 AM The trip to SF was so amazing that I think I went into mourning afterwards, I finally have a few minutes to myself that I am setting aside to rework the pages I started in SF. Page…
#TheSketchbookProject page 10: Final day of #SanFrancisco trip part 2
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Page 10 Transcript Monday October 11, 2010 18:03 Sitting at Gate 68 @SFO. Anna left me at the security lineup. We had an amazing time. I need to believe that these anxiety moments are worth it. Trust, trust, trust. Does this need to cry imply…
The Sketchbook Project page 9: Final day of #SanFrancisco trip…
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Page 9 Transcript Monday October 11, 2010 9:27 AM. Plans for today: Centre is closed so Anna will drop off sock monkey tomorrow! Pack –> drop off stuff to Aritzia –> after Farm Table –> Container Store –> Union Square –> Borders? –> Gallery (Maiden…
The Sketchbook Project page 8, and mysterious photos from #MysteryMister
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Page 8 Transcript Sunday October 10, 2010 21:22 PJ’s and Arrested Development. Already missing Anna even tho we still have tomorrow and she is coming to Vancouver for Halloween. I need to look into anxiety tools. Redo pages with watercolor a la Lynda Barry. Woke…
The Sketchbook Project page 7
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Page 7 Transcript Sunday October 10, 2010 9:17 Golden Gate Early Risers. Early Breakfast. Early Start. It’s bizarre for me just to relax into it. Instead of racing the mind to guilt and self-critique, breathe into the moment, not letting the default setting on anxiety…
Creativity Workshop with Lynda Barry
1. WRITING TO REMEMBER AUDIO ON YOUTUBE IN SEVERAL PARTS Creativity, imaginary friends, writing, memory, inspiration, mental health, the importance of play… I’m actually digging menopause by the way… At the centre of any artwork we do there is something alive… 2. DOODLE YOUR WAY OUT OF WRITER’S BLOCK RADIO INTERVIEW ON NPR “When it comes to…
Remembering my Grandfather’s war experience in a handmade birthday card.
Birthday card to my dad from my grandpa and Norwegian soldiers (in German concentration camp) Aug 8, 1942.