Artists Notes: Things To Come

Last year I filled up 17 sketchbooks, this year I have so far filled up 2 and I’m working on my third, apart from my photos from Venice I haven’t really done any. I have a film in my camera with about 9 frames left, which has been in there scene late March. You could say I have had a case of creative block (and writers block). I have a collection of unused sketchbooks on my shelf and loads of creative ideas, of things that I want to draw, paint, design and photograph.

• In my Camera I currently have a 35mm, 400 ISO, 36 exposure Lomography, Black and White Lady Grey film. And I have two of them in the fridge. I am thinking of doing a roll on street photograph. shop fronts, side streets, Graffiti. all in black and white printed as 5 x 6.

• Haven't done much polaroid photography, as the camera seems to be a little temperamental and keeps jamming, and resulting in me losing images.

• I have wanted to do this one since March, Its a sketchbook of drawings and water colours form my photos of Venice. this is to be in a A5 sketchbook.

• About a year ago I was listening to Now thats what I call music 35 on my iPod, and I was inspired by a song by The Light House Family, ‘Goodbuy heartbreak’ manly by the second verse: 

Do you remember as a girl,

You had a picture of the world

And you'd think about the great things you would find?

The thing is 9 to 5

And a struggle to survive

Ain't exactly what you had in mind.

But that's the beauty of life,

It takes a while to find,

And you can't have things your own way all the time

The idea for this one is in two of the lines ‘You had a picture of the world. And you'd think about the great things you would find?’ The sketchbook would have a would map, weather I’ll draw in it (or stick on in). 
When I was a child my aunt had this amazing atlas and I would copy the Islands and masses, labelling the capitals and the city’s. Looking back at it now i was her way of educating me and cousin while we were on the school holidays. But anyway, The pain is for me to have my own map of the would with drawings of buildings, flags, art from all over,

• 99 red balloons. we all know this one. I want to do a sketchbook which has a total of 99 red balloons in. It will be a mixed media, a combination of pencil sketches, water colour paint, and colour pencil.

• I have recently purchased a Midori Traveler’s Notebook, Which I want to carry on with my Lost sketchbook art.

• I have recently brought a selection of acrylic inks which I have just stared using to create more of my Lost Sketchbook art.

• #AntiArtJournal I got brought one of these from my secret santa, and I have only just got around to using it. I have also purchased a second one, as I complete pages I will start posting.

I’m still working on My little Book Of Skulls sketchbook. 
And Concept art which I have stuff to post. 
Also I still have my Fashionary sketchbooks to start using.
I also want to do some reviews on the sketchbooks I use and the film I’m using

All in all I enough to keep me busy for a go few months. But with the busy period fast approaching for work I will not be getting a huge amount done, but I will be using my sketchbook to escape the madness during my breaks and lunch time.