Jimmy Craig Womble II
Drawing and painting
I've been doing a lot of site work over the past year in pen and ink and watercolor. I find that hat it put me in a frame of mind where I...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Sep 8, 20211 min read
Fort fun- daily sketching
I try to get out and sketch on the regular. The small sketchbook keeps the process from getting too precious, also making the sketch more...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Aug 28, 20211 min read
Sketching in
I have a passion for the line- and the line, when coupled with quick watercolor washes, gives the immediacy and honesty and truth to a...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Sketching daily
Lately, I’ve become accustomed to sketching a couple pages a day in my Moleskine. I either sketch what’s close, as in the vacuum by the...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Jun 21, 20211 min read
A big sketch
I do a lot of sketching out on site using a small sketchbook and a splash of watercolors. These are so fun to do, and I can get them done...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
May 2, 20211 min read
A new adventure awaits! Another sketchbook for the shelf.
It’s always bittersweet when you finish a sketchbook. There are usually months worth of sketches and ideas trapped within the wrinkly...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Feb 11, 20211 min read
In the Night Kitchen
Ah, Maurice Sendak’s great children’s book is a favorite of mine, and the title popped into my head last night while taking a few minutes...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Feb 7, 20214 min read
Drawing as a Meditative Process
I’ve discovered something over the last year. We all need ways to empty our minds of the massive amount of stimuli that bombard us daily....
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Feb 6, 20212 min read
Drawing and sketching. Some thoughts.
I’ve been “underground” for the past month, meaning not on my regular social media platform, Instagram. I’ve been deep in commission work...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Out the window
Patsy must’ve had some sewing machine issues the other day. I sketched this van while it was conveniently parked in front of the studio...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Morning mini- 12x6” oil on panel
In an attempt to bridge sketching and painting, I attacked this found still life in the studio from an odd, distorting angle, and did a...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Seek and ye shall find... sketching g subjects anywhere
Another quick sketch to get in the swing of just doing, without too much thought or planning. Even dirty dishes offer subject matter for...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Honest sketching
It’s rainy and dreary this morning, I’m working on commissions, and am committing myself, yet again!, to daily sketching. I go through...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Jan 4, 20212 min read
Happy New Year!
I cannot tell you how excited I am to flip the page on 2020! What a trying year for everyone I’m sure. I spent the majority of the past...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Oct 24, 20202 min read
Sketchbooks and sketching
What have I been up to over the past weeks? School is back in full swing, routines are kind of set, and I’ve been working regularly in...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Sep 27, 20202 min read
A Few Thoughts
Here we are, two weeks back from vacation, and I’ve been back in the studio desperately trying to finish a few commissions. It took most...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Back from Work/vaca!
Sketches are a part of my life. Essential for growth!
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Aug 29, 20202 min read
Shrimp for Dinner! And a sketch to boot!
I had about 45 minutes until I had to pick up my little one from school. I really wanted to get out of the studio a few minutes too, so...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Aug 27, 20201 min read
The day’s experiment
A quick sketch in pencil, used as a reference to paint an oil sketch.
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
Aug 23, 20202 min read
Home is where the art is!
A few words about drawing around the house, since we are all spending so much time there!
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