John Martz

The Sketchbook Journal:
Who Are the People in Your Neighbourhood?

Friday, September 26, 2003

Here’s an entry from my revamped sketchbook journal.  Instead of documenting my oh-so-exciting life in comic format, I’ve decided that every day I will draw someone that I’ve seen on the street, on the subway, at work… Here’s the lady that prompted the idea:

In my previous journal I had to think back through the day to what I could turn into a comic.  This new journal makes me contantly aware of the people around me—I’m always looking at faces, thinking of who and how to draw them.  So for that reason alone I think that this is a much better project.  Anything that makes me constantly think of drawing is a good thing.  I’m off to a Bingo parlour tonight which should prove to give me some interesting faces to work with.