learning to see
Week #2: drawings made on the subway, the couch, in the margins of artist talk notes, and while on the phone with a long-distance friend.
This year, I am making at least 365 drawings in my sketchbook and sharing seven of them weekly. Check in on Tuesdays for new posts, or look for monthly round-ups in my studio newsletter — you can subscribe here to receive those in your inbox. ♡
Missed week 1? Start here:
My birthday was last week, and my goal is to make at least 365 drawings in my sketchbook this year of being 33 and doubling down on my commitment to creating my art. Some days might hold multiple sketchbook pages, others zero — working toward overall consistency in this practice rather than prioritizing a daily streak. Here’s my first week! Mostly spent in Arizona visiting family.
I will share these weekly here (lynnettetherese.com/blog) on Tuesdays throughout the year, and if you want a reminder I’ll link them out in my monthly art newsletter — you can subscribe here to receive those in your inbox. ♡
For Visual AIDS‘ Postcards from the Edge benefit exhibition which took place last month — I am honored to contribute in this small way to their meaningful work.
Last November, I was invited to be an artist-in-residence at Jen Tough Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. I worked on a cycle of twelve small drawings, the most I’ve ever intentionally worked on simultaneously and as a series. In addition, it was a treat to get outside for some plein aire sketching and to visit multiple museums during my time in Santa Fe. When everything else drops away, it’s amazing how much art can be accomplished in a single week! I really enjoyed and appreciated my time and certainly hope to return to Santa Fe in the future.
I’m pleased to once again have one of my meditation drawings included in the Bemis Center’s annual benefit art auction and exhibition.
Works are available online now (check out my drawing here), October 1-23. The exhibition opens at the Bemis Center in Omaha, NE on October 10 and runs through October 24, when the auction and celebration will take place.
