TRY IT OUT

THE SIMPLE THINGS’ FRANCES AMBLER PICKED UP HER PENCIL WITH JENNIE

AS A CHILD, I was always creating something, scribbling over stacks of paper. But I now spend longer on a laptop than with a pen, let alone a paintbrush, in my hand. The thought of suddenly drawing something, anything, fills me with confusion. The logic behind Jennie Maizels’ Sketchbook Club made complete sense to me. You learn to cook by following a recipe and so Sketchbook Club gives you the ‘recipe’ for making a piece of art – from method, to composition, to technique – as well as an example of the finished thing, so that you know roughly what you’re aiming for. There’s one definite advantage over a recipe book, however; it’s that the creator, Jennie, is on hand to offer advice, suggestions and (much needed) encouragement. Being inside Jennie’s studio…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2019

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