It’s been a while since I posted some scans from one of my lovely Moleskine sketchbooks.
Here is a recent double-page with completely pointless and absolutely not topic-related cartoons and doodles.
When I am on the phone I am almost always doodling. Sometimes it’s just cubes and geometric 3D shapes, sometimes it’s plants growing all over the page and sometimes I just start a drawing without thinking. I have no idea what it’s going to end up being until I hang up the phone….
This example demonstrates this habit quite nicely:
I am usually always doodling. Always have been. If I am on hold on the phone or even watching TV I like to scribble away.
I find that a ball point pen is quite fun to do really fast sketches and fine hatching.
I can go through these so fast you can see the ink go down in the back.
In case you are not familiar with the Moleskine line of Cahiers and Notebooks, might I recommend you visit their site and have a look. The site also allows you to locate shops where you purchase Moleskine items near you.
I used to buy mine at the Sci Arc art supply store (conveniently located right next to the lovely groundwork coffee shop) at 811 Traction Ave in the art district of Los Angeles (just up the road from Gottfried Helnwein’s studio).
Luckily, I am having no trouble finding them most everywhere I travel.
I like various kinds and sizes - the paper often has a yellowish/cream colored hue, which at first I was unsure about, but which I have grown to really enjoy.
I can particularly recommend the small pocket-sized books. They are ideal to carry in the inside suit-jacket pocket or even the hip pocket of your jeans and they have a convenient rubber band to hold them shut.
One would not ever want to be caught without a notepad or sketchbook when that inspiration hits on the Tube in London or that amazing character goes strolling by while one is sitting on the terrace of a café in Budapest, now would one?
PS: For the record: I am not an endorsed spokesperson for Moleskine, however if they feel like shipping me a box or two of their fine product I would most certainly not be insulted.
