• Prepare a cup of your favorite tea. • With your paper and oils at the ready, sit down and hold the tea with your eyes closed. • Sip it slowly, paying attention to the taste, smell, texture, temperature, and sound. • Let these sensations influence how you touch the paper with the oil sticks, drawing with eyes closed the whole time. • Return to this exercise any time, using more Sensational Prompts from the print out below.
Sketchbook Reflection:
• This is also a illuminating on a small scale. Repeat it often in your sketchbook with a pen, marker, or pencil.
