Category: Sketchbooks

sketchbooks

  • rainbow sketch 5 x 7

    rainbow sketch 5 x 7

    rainbow sketch 5 x 7 
Cover image
flower spiral butterfly

    Rainbow sketch 5 x 7 is an active sketchbook. I started this sketchbook in 2007. I used it as a sort of doodle pad for my flower, spiral, and butterfly expressions.

    Blue

    The blue pages of this sketchbook are exactly as mentioned above. I revised a few of the images in this section in 2024 and 2025.

    Red

    I continued with those same expressions in this red section and then shelved the book until 2023 when I started adding figurative art. Life models found in the red pages include the following:  @lifefigure_, Anonymous One, @vivastra_life_modelling, @mistry.3y3z, and Yoni.

    rainbow sketch 5 x 7 – Yellow

    This section has seen very little activity with either of the previous expressions. As abstracts are creeping in, I’m sure more is to come for this section. Life models found in the yellow pages include the following: @malemodelmtl.

    Orange

    With the exception of the model above, all other model work stems from my own photography at local venues and events. Life models found in the orange pages include the following: @gjthefiguremodel, EarlDonovanScott, and Rob D.

    Green

    In the green section, only one of the figurative images stems from my model photography. All other figurative work is photo reference from images provided by the model via Instagram. Life models found in the green pages include the following: @lifefigure_, @artmodelstl@giovanniortiz6151, and @stuinsd.

    rainbow sketch 5 x 7 – Purple

    This section is the same as above with only one image created by referencing my own model photography. All others are created using photo reference provided by the art model via Instagram. Life models found in the purple pages include the following: @maxexhibiart, Glen, @ayax_moon, and @mrkendonagasaki.

    rainbow sketch 5 x 7 – Digital

    I’ve included this gallery to show images that have had image editing to create these digital art versions of the sketchbook images.

    Be sure to check out some of my other sketchbooks and journals.

  • blue sketch 5 x 5

    blue sketch 5 x 5

    blue sketch 5 x 5
@lifemodel.rach

    Blue sketch 5 x 5 is another sketchbook for my creative journey into smaller formats.  In 2014 and 2015, while I was left to my own devices outside of college courses, I started this sketchbook. I attended SDAI’s “art gym” at the Museum of the Living Artist in Balboa Park. At My Art Shed in La Jolla, I also utilized this blue sketch. I created a few images in ARTF210C at San Diego Mesa College, as well.

    Life models found in this section of the sketchbook include the following: Jono, Sabrina, Joel, Zoe, David, Rob D., Anonymous Three, Yoni and Meghan.

    After that humble beginning, I shifted into other projects and shelved this sketchbook.

    I picked it up again in 2022 and my spiral, flower, and butterfly drawings started getting peppered in. For more of those see my site fluerdecie.com.

    I started adding in abstracts and gently exploring with wet media.

    This 2014 five minute eraser sketch of Rob D., (shown above) was updated in 2023. I added acrylic paint via a gel plate (shown below). This transitioned into use with a gel plate to apply acrylic paint to paper (paper that generally does not handle the moisture involved with acrylic paint, but works when done just right with a gel plate).

    From this point in 2023, this became one of my new sketchbooks for my photo reference drawing/painting with Instagram life models. I also started utilizing images from my own model photography. And, of course, I continued my exploration with abstracts and wet media.

    Life models found in this section of the blue sketch 5 x 5 include the following: @luniversphotos_de_p, @giovanniortiz6151, @lifefigure_, Anonymous One, @artmodelstl, @vivastra_life_modelling, @vlad.uvarov.cg, @mrkendonagasaki, @stokesjaronalex, @mistry.3y3z, @gjthefiguremodel, @malemodelmtl, @lifemodel.rach, and Harry Covair.

    Well, that was a wrap on 2023. I noticed at this point that I started a habit of closing out the year with a flower / spiral drawing and starting the next year with another.

    Life models found in the 2024 section of the blue sketch 5 x 5 include the following: @maxexhibiart, @stuinsd, @ayax_moon, @brocktonwarwick, and @lorent_live_model.

    Well, that was a wrap on 2024. Fewer photo reference drawings were added into the blue sketch 5 x 5 this year. I started 2025 off with a spiral. It seems I stopped the habit of ending and starting the year with a flower / spiral.

    My focus had shifted to other projects and other sketchbooks. Life models found in the 2025 to 2026 section of the blue sketch include the following: Earl, Donovan, Scott, Anonymous Three and Glen.

    The following is the remaining state of the sketchbook with some of the abstracts that were created in the process.

    I’ve included digital images in the gallery below to show the continued evolution and process of work from this sketchbook.

    This post has been linked to Sketchbooks and Journals. You will find more of my sketchbook and journal creativity linked there.

  • Sketchbooks and Journals

    Sketchbooks and Journals

    sketchbooks and Journals
abstract

    Welcome to my Sketchbooks and Journals post. Sketchbooks and Journals are listed here with galleries as my archived work is gathered and added. Those galleries are removed as links are added when related gallery pages / posts come online. Thank you for your patience with my process.

    Sketchbooks and Journals I have in progress, completed, or near completion are listed here with links to the related pages.  I continue to work in the sketchbooks and journals until they are completed and even after that as ideas or inspiration strike for collage, digital or something else.

    This post is in development. Thank you for your patience with my process. It is much appreciated.

    Sketchbooks and Journals

    Journals have been added to the new Journals page. Galleries for the journals can be found there.

    Sketchbooks are listed below.

    4.5 x 3 sketch

    The gallery for this sketchbook is in development. Thank you for your patience with my process.

    4 x 6 drawing 80 lb.

    4×6 drawing 80lb is a sketchbook of my earlier work with life drawing.  The images here vary in a mixture of mediums from graphite, pastel, compressed chalk, vine charcoal, and watercolor.  This sketchbook has been completed.  Work in this sketchbook is open to collage.

    Life models found in this sketchbook include the following:
    Anonymous Three, Christa, Cynthia, Ginger, Lori S., Jono,
    Rob D.Sajda, and Tori.

    blue 5 x 5 sketch

    This sketchbook is active and has been moved to a post.

    50 lb. sketching 5 x 7

    Life models found in this sketchbook include the following:
    Anonymous Two, @giovanniortiz6151, @gjthefiguremodel, @lifefigure_, @luniversphotos_de_p, @maxexhibiart, @mistry.3y3z, and @stokesjaronalex.

    rainbow 5 x 7 sketch

    This sketchbook is active and has been moved to a post.

    sketch 65 lb. 5 x 8

    Sketch 65 lb. 5 x 8 Volumes 1 and 2 have been moved to a post.

    sketch 65 lb. 5 x 8 volume 1

    sketch 65 lb. 5 x 8 volume 2

    5.5 x 8.5 mixed media 98 lb.

    5 x 9 Journal

    The gallery for this journal has been added to the new Journals page.

    6 x 8 journal

    The gallery for this journal has been added to the new Journals page.

    6 x 9 black sketch

    Sketchbooks and Journals > 6 x 10

    7 x 10 mixed media 98 lb. volume 1

    Collaboration
    The Blue PlaidsJaron Stokes, Jonathan Williams, Cie Ja

    7 x 10 mixed media 98 lb. volume 2

    7 x 10 journal 108 lb. volume 1

    The gallery for this journal has been added to the new Journals page.

    7 x 10 journal 108 lb. volume 2

    The gallery for this journal has been added to the new Journals page.

    7 x 10 journal 108 lb. volume 3

    7 x 10 journal 108 lb. volume 4

    9 x 12 sketchbook (oil on paper) 80 lb.

    This is an oil sketchbook.

    The next two sketchbooks are on toned paper.

    9 x 12 toned gray 80 lb.

    9 x 12 toned tan 80 lb.

    The galleries for the next two journals have been added to the new Journals page.

    9 x 12 mixed media 140 lb.

    9 x 12 watercolor 140 lb.

    11 x 14 mixed media 98 lb.