Well, the sketching everyday mission already failed yesterday having fallen asleep on the sofa instead! So tonight I tried to draw, but the old mind being a bit of a blank I decided to play around a bit more with the Raven-Kin... I wondered what might his nest be like? How would he move? What would his habits be between the dank marshland and the heavy skies? Would he nest in the sky-ravaged Mountains or the mist-choked Fens? What harsh unnerving songs would he croon to the dark in his ragged raven croak?
I could probebly fill pages exploring the nature of this creature and his habitats, but only if he gets insistant! I think this nest is too tidy, it needs more bones... and outlandish charms hanging from tendrils, and maybe some strange runic sigils scratched crudely by a claw into the rock... and cave paintings?
The drawings are ropey but at least I got a sketch or two out today, and hopefully the more I draw the more it might unseize my tired brain until it flows better!
But don't worry, I won't post sketchbooks everyday though, that would probebly get a bit repetetive no doubt! Just enough to get the ball rolling and keep me going...
I think this fellow needs a name now... perhaps once his name is spoken his story might begin to unfold itself ...
I like the nest drawing... maybe he needs all the things you write, but I think I could move right in to the nest as is!
ReplyDeletePlease DO keep on posting your sketchbooks! Seeing the sketches and reading about your thought and creative processes behind them is fascinating, insightful and inspirational!
ReplyDeleteI think these recent additions are by far my most favourite drawings of yours; it's like they evolve from somewhere deep within your psyche - absoloutely your own creation if that makes sense? Loving the nest with it's little skull adornments, it's wonderfully dark!
ReplyDeleteoh yes, do name him. Well, even if the nest is too tidy for him... it is an awesome nest! Love his body positions. Pretty awesome drawing for a blank mind.
ReplyDeleteI agree, please keep posting your sketchbooks! It's lovely seeing the bare creativity, and how the characters develop. Especially loving this corven character, seeing him soaring past a full moon would be a spooky delight!
ReplyDeleteLove it Carrie, I want to know his story. I wish I was disciplined enough to sketch everyday, I've been monumentally UNcreative lately!
ReplyDeleteLove the nest drawing. I love seeing sketch book pages and ideas.
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