These are two new sketchbooks that STILLMAN & BIRN were kind enough to send to me. Usually, I put stickers all over the covers of my sketchbooks. This time I did something different. Wanting to have my sketchbooks appear special and unique when I whip them out in front of other artist types, I hand painted designs with acrylics. Doing this probably has more to do with insecurity then confidence. I need to telegraph the fact that I’m decent at sketch booking to mollify the not good enough fears lurking below the surface. All the psychology aside, I do like how they turned out when I was done.
