Martha (Marty) was RNAC’s Artistic Director for the past 8 years and we thought this would be a great way to honor all she’s done for Rocky Neck — and all the art directions she’s explored.
So…what’s in your sketchbook? Send submissions to RNAC.workshops@gmail.com, be sure to include a brief bit about what we’re looking at. And your name, of course.
From Judythe Evans Meagher
Some years ago, my husband and I spent a couple of weeks in France. In our absence, it rained for days on end, and I was happy to hear it because my new garden was getting watered without me. When we returned home, however, we discovered that our sump system had failed, and a large inventory of watercolor paintings were sitting in water even though they were raised above the floor.
My flood experience put a damper (no pun intended) on my use of the sketchbook, but after watching [the RNAC Members Meeting], I dug out some of them, rippled as they are. Now I am resolved to return to painting in them again, and I thank the art colony members for giving me the inspiration and the motivation to do so.
Here are some pages from the books I was able to salvage. —Judythe Evans Meagher
Ed. Note: Be sure to drop by Judythe’s studio on Rocky Neck this summer.
From Linda Bourke:
Several years ago my house burned to the ground. I lost everything, but what I mourn most is the loss of over 150 sketchbooks. Luckily, one of the qualities of keeping a daily practice is that it doesn’t stop. Since the fire, I have filled dozens of sketchbooks– various sizes and bindings. My sketchbook of choice has good quality black paper… — Linda Bourke
From Pamela Stratton:
This was a sketch for a mosaic honoring my ceramic pot that I purchased from Ruth Worrell. It is the inside of the vessel.
—Pamela Stratton
From Lynda Fatalo
These are drawings from my drawing-a-day 2020 (366 leap year!) series. The first group are drawings from the alphabet series. The second group are drawings from the number series (1-100). I posted a drawing a day for the year on instagram @artonomous_art I’m continuing posting a piece a day this year as well . — Lynda Fatalo
My “First Page” is attached. The fun has begun! My sketchbook medium is digital, using the painting tools in Adobe Photoshop 2021 – Matt Cegelis
From Neta Goren:
In Italy, 2019Ruins in Brit-She’an, looking east towards the Jordan mountains, 2017Umbria, Italy, 2019The 3rd Lockdown, 2021 (all images by Neta Goren)
I am a compulsive scribbler. And am particularly inspired by the small scale — these three are sample books of different types of Legion drawing papers. Who couldn’t be inspired to fill a 2.5X3-inch book of cats, whatever, or a month of sunsets?—Janice Brand
