Making good on that “drawing bigger” goal

Well, I did it. I bought myself a large sketchbook – larger than I’ve ever attempted – and put pencil to paper to try to draw something bigger and with more of a full “scene” to it. And, well, it’s huge. It felt overly intimidating at first, but once I got into it it got easier. This mouse is about 10″ tall, in all, which feels ginormous.

And then, because I figured what’s the worst that could happen, I took watercolor to the paper. Granted, this is mixed media paper, so it’s not exactly great for watercolors. But I also didn’t totally care because this is all experimentation, anyway, and pushing myself to do something different. And honestly, mistakes and all, I’m quite pleased with the result.

I still haven’t tackled the rest of the piece – the background and whatnot. I might have to try to test out a few ideas on another page first before I jump in. Or, honestly, I should just go for it because whether it works out or not I’ll have still learned something. I can always re-draw and re-paint, which is comforting.

Perhaps, before too long, I’ll have an arsenal of artworks to pull from and I can put together a calendar or something for Christmas gifts one of these years. I don’t know that I’d get 12 of them done in time for this coming holiday at the rate I’m going, but maybe that’s something I can build upon over the years.