"Sketching"
" Sketch- from the Greek word σχέδιος - schedios, “‘made suddenly, off-hand’”, from σχεδιάζω - schediazo, “‘to do a thing off-hand’”
A Sketch is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines. If in oil paint it is called an oil sketch. Sketches usually serve to quickly record ideas for later use. Sketches are inexpensive and allow the artist to try out different ideas and establish a composition before committing to an expensive and time consuming painting...
Sketching sharpens an artist's ability to focus and has often been a prescribed part of artistic development for students.
The sketchbooks of Leonardo DaVinci and Edgar Degas are two examples of many done by famous artists which have become art objects in their own right, although many pages show more thoughtful studies rather than true sketches."
Quote taken from the Wikipedia page: "Sketch"
*photo courtesy of Jim Leatham (Peninsula Plein Air Painters)
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