Wrapping up 2025
As the year draws to a close, I found myself experiencing a sense of not having accomplished much. I knew objectively that I did a ton of sketching this last year but still I felt like I hadn't done much. I couldn't fathom where this feeling came from. So I took out my sketchbooks and did a rough tally of sketches and subject matter. Here's what I found: 459 urban sketches (sketching in the moment, not from photos, not necessarily whole scenes) 380 human (at least head if not whole body) 181 mugs (I had a phase) 168 animals/insects/fish (not cats) 124 cats 92 hands (often overlapping with mug sketches) 63 landscapes 27 interiors 17 self portraits (I'm terrified of sketching self portraits) A gazillion of miscellaneous plants, furniture, vehicles, buildings and whatnot I completed 2 whole sketchbooks and finished up 4 that were started between 2019 and now and have lingered incomplete for a while. Okay, wow, 2025 was a busy year. Having those concrete numbers in front of...