Yesterday I sketched in the time it took to cook an omelette!

I was chatting in the kitchen while brunch was being prepared. My friends don’t mind me sketching and almost expect me to. The kitchen was full of objects to sketch. I asked for suggestions, and this saucepan was suggested as it was a special gift.

I thought about the everyday objects in the kitchen and looked back through my sketches for some examples to explore today.

The utensils below are from my family home. They were always on the wall inside of the kitchen cupboard. I would describe these as a drawing and not a sketch, as they are more studies and detailed and were completed over a few sessions. This is an example where an everyday object has a special nostalgic meaning attached to it.

The four sketches below are quick sketches of everyday objects that I have no emotional attachment to. They are practical and useful. They are a reminder that there is never ‘nothing to sketch’ and ‘anything is sketchable’.

The final three were part of a commission to illustrate a family recipe book.

Look around you and see what you can sketch.

Enjoy !