monsterdance

This pair emerged from a daily sketch exercise inspired by fabulous illustrator Sergio Ruzzier at a recent workshop.

Given a list of prompts, spend just 2 minutes on each – no erasing! The results can be frustrating, but – if I’m in luck – crack right through a dull shell of procrastination and into the creative process. It’s all about spinning a few interesting threads to follow – even if I don’t like them, even if I spend the rest of the day working on something else.

It’s a lovely reminder to be loose, messy and unpardonable. Inevitably, something surprising turns up.

Here are the prompts from this day:

– two animals mad at each other
– trick or treaters
– a sad kangaroo
– monsters dancing
– a secret place