How to Keep a Sketchbook Journal

Describes the materials, preparation, and techniques needed to begin a sketchbook journal, and describes how to create such theme sketchbooks as travel, garden, reference, study, discovery, and imagination.

Nice has published more than a dozen fine books, including the very successful Painting Weathered Buildings in Pen, Ink & Watercolor (LJ 3/15/00). The present volume is a delightful concept for encouraging beginning artists or for inspiring professionals. Nice explores a variety of journal styles (travel, reference, fantasy, life journals), using basic art supplies like colored pencils, pen and ink, and watercolor. In her hands, a blank book can become a visual diary, a safe place to try out ideas, or a work of spontaneous art in itself. Highly recommended. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.