P4: Research task 4.0 Visual Diaries

Looking at the visual diaries of Myfanwy Tristram to begin with...

I Googled Tristram's name first of all to see what images of her sketch diaries were available to view online.
The first one I came to was her page describing her daughters Christmas stocking contents:

myf draws apparently. (2019). Sketches – Page 3 – myf draws apparently. [online] Available at: https://myfanwytristram.com/category/sketches/page/3/ [Accessed 27 Nov. 2019].

I like how colourful Tristram's sketches are, they are very detailed and she includes some text to explain more about her drawings.

I then typed in sketches in the search feature on her website and came up with my next page:

myf draws apparently. (2019). Sketches from Kendal. [online] Available at: https://myfanwytristram.com/2016/10/30/sketches-from-kendal/ [Accessed 27 Nov. 2019].

These sketches were in preparation for a comic based on events that happened on their trip to Kendal. The initial sketches were mainly of people and I believe they were created using watercolour pencils, using washes and pencil detail.

These sketches are bright and colourful and the way they have been drawn reminds of my Raymond Briggs style.

I then headed over to Flickr and found Tristram's sketch diaries of Barcelona:

Flickr. (2019). Barcelona page 9. [online] Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mockduck/23842052355/in/photostream/ [Accessed 27 Nov. 2019].

This album had a lot more sketches in, all very bright and detailed. Quite a lot of text in these and collages of collected elements stuck in on various pages. A mix of people and places in Barcelona this sketch diary was very detailed of their trip.

Tristram has a cartoony sketching style, using bright watercolours and pen to document her travels and experiences in life.

Whilst I like the way Tristram has documented her life and the bright colours she uses as a viewer they are very interesting however the complexity of her sketches is not something I feel would work for me in my own sketchbook because I find too much detail overwhelming. I'm interested to look at others visual diaries for further inspiration.

Other references used:

myf draws apparently. (2019). Gallery. [online] Available at: https://myfanwytristram.com/gallery/ [Accessed 24 Oct. 2019].

Instagram.com. (2019). Myf (@myfanwytristram) • Instagram photos and videos. [online] Available at: https://www.instagram.com/myfanwytristram/ [Accessed 24 Oct. 2019].

myf draws apparently. (2019). Florence sketch diary, day 7: you will not believe what we can do with balloons. [online] Available at: https://myfanwytristram.com/2017/11/24/florence-sketch-diary-day-7-you-will-not-believe-what-we-can-do-with-balloons/ [Accessed 24 Oct. 2019].