The first drawing of a new sketchbook can be as intimidating as that first brushstroke on a fresh white canvas. Yes, you’ve got to start somewhere but if you spoil the first page it sets a disappointing tone for the whole book. In my early years of sketching, I would just open a page and draw on any blank page, Helter Skelter like a maniac. Perhaps I was too intimidated by my skills to start at the first page.  But around 2006 I began creating a distinct first page.  And since then, I have created an interesting collection that signals …continue reading