Studio Vlog 002 // Mini Travel Sketchbook Tour + Planning a Painting

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Hi again! My second Studio Vlog! I had lots of fun collecting little snippets of my week and piling them together. It let me reflect and gave me a sense of what I accomplished in the week and what I should work on for the weeks ahead. 

I continued to work on most of my projects for Thailand, including the travel sketchbook which you get a glimpse of in the video. There will be a time-lapse video of how I filled out a spread coming soon, as well as a full sketchbook tour when I am completely done! (Which probably won't be for a while, I'm not even close to being done with it yet! 😬🤷🏽‍♀️). 

I also started to plan out a painting for my own apartment by mocking it up in my sketchbook - I plan to start on it in the next few weeks. There are two separate canvases hanging over my sofa with maps of various European cities that I collected during my travels that are shellacked onto them. I plan on putting a wash of white over them so the maps are still visible and painting vintage objects that relate to my interests (photography, art, travel). I will be filming a video of me working on them separately. 

I hope you enjoy, and feel free to subscribe to be the first to know when I upload! :) 

Studio Vlog 001 // Finding My Rhythm as an Artist

Finding a rhythm to my art style has been a challenge for me over the past couple of years (honestly, more like ever since I got into art). With social media being an ever-growing platform for creators, I (and probably many other artists) have found it to be difficult to figure out what my style is and how to portray myself through my work as such. 

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I've been wanting to start studio vlogs for a while now, which is basically "behind the scenes" looks of projects I'm working on. I have been putting these videos off for a couple of reasons... One is that I didn't think I had enough time in the week to do it. Then I came to the conclusion that if I want to do something, I will find time in my schedule to do it. The other thing (being super lame) was that speaking to a camera to put it out for my friends, family, and anyone else to see has always been daunting to me.

I know that I just have to bite the bullet and go for it if I want to continue to grow as an artist. I have seen other artists on YouTube grow with their work over the past few years through their studio vlogs and have learned so much from them. I love seeing what they do in their workday because every single one has a different creative process, and it is also an incredible way to connect with the audience on a more personal level. 

So, I finally sat down to do an introduction video so you can put a face to the name and the channel (since this is my first video where I'm speaking to the camera, please excuse any of my awkward and cringy mannerisms. I promise that I will get better...).

I can't wait to not only show others what I do throughout the week as an artist but to also document my growth and learn by doing. Feel free to subscribe to my channel to follow along - I hope you enjoy. :) 

Cheers,

-TJ