Place-Based Journaling and Digital Books

Drawn to Adventure (Ireland), pg. 49

Well, I've been "off the grid" for the past two months working on my first 3 multi-media digital books; the first on nature journaling, the second on travel journaling, and the third focusing on the inspirational quotes (with pen & ink portraits) that have begun each of my new sketchbooks for the past three decades.

You can find more details in my article (http://earnestward.blogspot.com/place-based-journals) or check out the free samples at any of the 52 online Apple iBooks Stores worldwide. (The first title is currently available and the two remaining titles go live on June 15.)

Cheers!

A Sense of Place (The Exhibit)

a few of the journals and journal-related materials that will be on display

Beginning September 17th and running through October 31st the Fort Worth Central Library will be hosting an exhibition entitled A Sense of Place: Nature and Travel Journals by Earnest Ward. The library (in partnership with the FW Botanical Gardens and Log Cabin Village) will also be sponsoring four journaling workshops.

The exhibition, workshop participation, and required art materials are free to the public. (However, workshop enrollment is limited to 10 participants per workshop.) For additional information, or to register, phone 817.392.7323. (And, if interested, watch for a series of journaling-related posts over the next eight weeks at my blog. http://earnestward.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-sense-of-place-exhibit-part-1.html)

Cheers!

Travels with Danny

An Illustrated Journey, Danny Gregory's long awaited sequel to An Illustrated Life, is set for release in February 2012, and I'm tickled pink to be among the 40 artists worldwide who were selected to participate in the project.

Want to preorder your copy? Not a problem. Check it out here: http://earnestward.blogspot.com/p/art-supplies-provisions-online.html 

A Sense of Place

How much do you really know about the area closest to home? What was your city or town like before the urban development? Or the suburban sprawl? What was there 50, 100, or 50 million years ago? And can you still find any artifacts of those times?

This week I talk about getting to know (and sketch) areas that may be as close as your own back yard.

http://earnestward.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-sense-of-place.html