No End Game

I spent a whole day in the studio just doodling and it was so very refreshing.

More doodles can be found here.

The Goldilocks of sketchbook users

It's not easy for a watercolorist to find a good sketchbook. Sure, there's lots of excellent books with superb quality paper but they only have a few pages and cost a buncha bucks. Then there's the sketchbooks that claim to be able to handle "washes" and promptly turn to wet toilet paper with the touch of a brush.

I am a fan of Moleskine but their limited sizes and over inflated, hipster pricing is too much for me. I recently purchased a Stillman & Birn Alpha Series sketchbook in the effort to find a happy medium. I am impressed with the paper's ability to withstand watercolor washes and the minimal bleed-through. The lack of color integrity is disappointing but it is a sketchbook after all.

sketchbook page.

pencil to paper.

sometimes it's just about putting pencil to paper, not about the end result.