My First Sketchbook Tour and How Sketchbooks Helped Me Find My Art Style

April 15, 2021

My First Sketchbook Tour and How Sketchbooks Helped Me Find My Art Style

a pile of sketchbooks

Hello there!

If you think you're looking at a pile of sketchbooks, then you are absolutely right!

For a long while, I've been more fond of painting on my sketchbook than on a piece of watercolor paper to be framed as a finished painting. That is because I wanted a place for me to practice freedom while also objectively going towards a certain direction, and that is to find my identity as an artist.

Despite the fact that an artist's style evolves through time, and one's preferences constantly change, it is still satisfying to see an art portfolio with cohesive pieces, and to be known for particular things and ideas. Although it can be hard for any of us to finally find our voice and our signature touch, there are numerous ways for us to achieve that on an earlier time. One way, is to keep a sketchbook.

I'm very happy that I've received lovely responses from my audience ever since I started posting my sketchbook spreads on my Instagram account. It feels very fulfilling that people not only appreciate my paintings, but also the mere pages of my journal which contain the fragments of my ideas, thoughts, and inspirations as an artist.