Jamie Green
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⋆☾~Secret~☽⋆ Sketches
🕑 Added 2020-08-26 20:08:20 +0000 UTCI love to share most things that I draw publicly, especially doodles from my day to day. But there's just some things that slip through the cracks, and I've compiled some to show you today!
Let me preface by saying that these pages will often include personal writing as well. There is a line that I draw (figuratively) and there are some pages that include things just far too personal to share, so those will remain in closed books for my eyes only. However, I want this to be a space where you can feel that you might be getting to know me on another level, and we can both feel like we have a little ~secret~ together.
I have been having a lot of fun with my new square Handbook sketchbook and during the month of August, I filled about a third of it. I work out of order in it--in fact I flip it open to a random page and just draw there. This removes the pressure of an otherwise chronological approach, and the feeling of "I got better as time went on so the art is significantly better near the end". I always used to have anxiety about this when showing anybody my sketchbook, and found myself telling them "maybe start at the end?".
The pen I typically use isn't really made for art, I don't think. It's a Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine, and can be purchased at any old office supply store. I just freakin love the feel of it.
You can see I've (digitally) written in green a fun little bonus bit of information for context. Though I don't usually feel the need to explain what the vague words in my sketchbook mean, this person (and date) was just so exceptionally bad (I mean really just not it) that I did not want to just leave these excited, romanticized words without an update. I love to write things in my sketchbook that only I understand the context to, because not only can it act as a sort of beautiful poetic imagery, it also is hilarious, heart-wrenching, or nostalgic to look back on at times.
Sometimes though, words with more literal and concrete meanings have an equal amount of power:
This was done in a sketchbook that nobody has seen besides another person. It was a tandem sketchbook that both someone special and I were working in together. The intention was to pass it back and forth, but we haven't spoken for a while so I am going to fill half and eventually hand it off to them someday. This was back in June.
On a design note, I have really been enjoying the this page only has writing on it and I want it to be a composition so I will make it look like someone has written it on a piece of paper look, which is something I implemented with the two above pieces.
I love this drawing. I love it so much more than any correct bicycle I have ever drawn. The fucked up effect was completely unintentional, don't get me wrong. I was actually genuinely trying to freehand the bicycle that was hanging on the wall slightly above me. However
1. This was done without a second thought. No questioning my decisions, the perspective, the proximity of gears to seat to handlebars.
and more importantly,
2. I suck at drawing bikes. I mean I just absolutely blow. I love bikes and yet I have no idea what the hell is going on there visually, at all.
Now let's look at some fun cutesy stuff and also anime:
Cardcaptor Sakura stole my heart for the entire month of June. Truly, it was like this innocent, joyous escape from everything. I'll have a special place in my heart forever because of the timing of when I watched this (between the pandemic, trying to have closure with covid ending my senior year of college early, saying goodbye to my closest friends, "online graduation", experiencing some unresolved romantic feelings for a past person in my life, and living in the living room of a tiny apartment with my parents in a new city...phew) needless to say, it was a comfort anime for me!
If you need to hear it (I certainly did), Sakura's invincible spell is:
"Everything will be alright"
She saves the whole world with this spell. Though it might be a little silly (I have a lump in my throat while writing this????) I think those words can save the world. They can save us, as individuals. I kept repeating those words back to myself and you know what? I was right. I am alright, and now as of writing this, I am more than alright! Many people I love are doing alright now, too. Everything will be alright for you, even if it isn't quite yet.
Okay okay pulling it together for these last digital doodle bits:
If I'm honest, I have no idea what those little creatures up there were for. I also think they were from early March sometime, when I was still in school, possibly mindless doodling. Never did anything with them so now you get to gaze upon "the name's potterybarn".
The second image was just some sketches I don't think I'll ever do much with, drawing-wise. But hopefully, they will come into fruition as drag! I was laying in bed, I mean a full 180 degrees, completely vertical, in the dark. Eyes closed. Then I started thinking about period clothing, and being a sexy little loose 18th century French rococo prince with too much time on his hands and then suddenly I was up, grabbing my ipad. I'd love to do some drag looks inspired by my favorite periods in history, especially influenced by art history (I have been dreaming of a Narcissus look since I saw this at the Ringling Museum).
And finally, I'd love to wrap this up with some very messy thumbnails from when I was planning my thesis.
If you aren't familiar with my Ringling senior thesis, that's okay! There's a lot to keep up with. In short, it was a 30-page illustrated guide to mushrooms. (Publishing it as a zine is something I might do, but it will not likely be mass-produced in hardcover book form).
Eventually, I will compile all my thesis planning to show you guys how incredibly disorganized and frantic I was with my research and excitement. I think it's important to display my less "showy" composed sketchbook pages. The above spread was a very quick thumbnail session to figure out my "Choice Edible" and "Highly Toxic" pages, which ended up looking like this:
And that will do it for today, friends. We've covered lots of topics and experienced a few emotions together. As you might have seen, I have a separate post going with a Google Survey. I would love your input regarding my content so that I can better tailor it to what you enjoy/are curious about. There is a section specifically about the 'secret sketches'. Please let me know what you think, and what you would/would not like to see from me!
Until next time. ☾
P.S. As always, since you are a patron feel free to message me directly with any questions regarding what you have seen/read at jamiegreenillustration@gmail.com
Comments
Constance
Reading and discovering your secret pages and little thoughts with a hot tea in the hands was just sweet and heartwarming. I love your sketchbook, I was really looking forward to it when you annonced your patreon launch. Thanks so much for sharing 🌿
Elizabeth Russo
I would love to see more of your raw, messy, or what you consider ugly sketches! I keep thinking you constantly pull beautiful artwork out of ya butt crack and forgetting that everyone has that ugly stage in art.
Jamie Green
I'm the same way actually! I have a completely separate book for writing down feelings and thoughts, but there is something so immediate and romantic about putting some words into your sketchbook. I believe a sketchbook is a glimpse into someones heart!
Jamie Green
Those are my favorite little nuggets in the sketchbook like "why did I mean by THAT?" and it just sort of puzzles you with a certain joy, hahaha!
Michelle Nguyen
I love seeing sketchbooks filled with words and drawings! I also write a lot in my sketchbook that sometimes I forget that I own a completely separate journal for writing lol (but I've found that just writing down my thoughts the moment I have them helps a lot with the creative process of drawing hehe). I'm really loving your content so far on Patreon, I can't wait for more! :)
Amanda Klassen
i love a sketchbook full of words + art!! my brain is always swirling with words and sometimes i Have to get them down so my sketchbook is always full of them. sometimes they’re meaningful but mostly not, as with a favorite occurrence when my sister found the cryptic “don’t touch dirt boi, dirt boi touches you” in one of my sketchbooks and i had no recollection of it so obviously we got it printed on tshirts :) ((also beautiful work, as always, so excited for this new space!!! <3))
Jamie Green
Something about adding a hozier lyric to the page just makes it a bit more magical!!
Jamie Green
Such great feedback--definitely going to implement some details on composing a piece in a future post! Thanks for the love + awesome suggestion.
Jamie Green
This is the office pen from the gods, made for the Good Business Boy and picked up by the Humble Art Boy
J. Marshall Smith
These are all so much fun. I live and die by a Pilot v5, and its good to see the humble office pen get some love. Keep up the good work, dude! I've been really looking forward to this patreon launch!
Emmy Brown
i just read through your brand new posts and am so happy that you joined patreon!! something i am interested in hearing about is how you devise your compositions. for example, in your list of four pins, the lovely swirling of branches and leaves in the background. or even in your sketchbook, the way you overlap and choose to lay things out. i would be interested in hearing how your mind makes those decisions. thanks jamie!!
Bea McCormick
Your sketchbook pages are my favorite part of all of this, especially when Hozier lyrics make an appearance. Also, that goose on that one page is just ✨spectacular✨
cypressketch
It's v clear how much love and passion you're putting into your patreon posts, and I've enjoyed every single one so far :) 🧡
