Complilation pages from some of this past year's sketches taken from one of my sketchbooks. To be honest, I had never kept a sketchbook before starting this blog. Loose pieces of paper were a lot less intimidating than being 'committed' to a bound book; I know I am not the only one who felt that way. That said, I am glad that I have finally started keeping a sketchbook. Not only has it shown me where I have been, but it shows hopefully where I am headed. Just as a comparison, below is the first page of observational sketches I posted to the blog in 2005. Yikes!