I Love My Gansai

Now that I’ve moved past that dreadful exercise on drawing an interior scene, I’m happily sketching various objects around the … More

The Vanishing Vanishing Point

“Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water…” I’ve never seen the movie Jaws, but … More

I think everyone probably guessed this one, right? The answer is Pablo Picasso… maybe. Yes, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, … More

A fun question for today! Which artist is known as the creator of Cubism? Rembrandt van Rijn Pablo Picasso Salvador … More

It had to happen, you know. Any time you pick up a how-to-draw book, sooner or later you’re going to … More

I’ve been told that until my accuracy in drawing improves, I really don’t need to worry about learning to shade. … More

I’ll be taking a few days away from the studio, so no art, no posts, no blogging until next Monday. … More

It’s been a very busy week here at our house. With summer vacation drawing to a close, Grandpa and Grandma … More

I’ll admit to feeling a bit silly when I looked this statue up and realized what it is and where … More

Today’s Art Quiz question is about sculpture, and I’ll admit that I was not familiar with this work. Here’s the … More

I sometimes marvel at how some of the most rewarding things in life simply “happen” of their own accord. We’re … More

My first gesture drawings — done in May 2016 — were a lot of fun. They were also (in my … More

Before I found myself pursuing art and actually becoming an artist, I had a very limited familiarity with art supplies. I … More

When I began learning to draw, I started with graphite, moved on to charcoal, conte, and then to pen and … More

On my list of things I don’t like to draw, interior scenes rank right up there near the top, along … More

You probably knew this one, I’m sure. Yes, the answer is contrapposto, and here’s a quick definition: Contrapposto is an Italian … More

I’ve recently been doing a bit of figure drawing as part of my summer’s “remedial drawing crash course”. I’ve gone … More

In every journey we take, there’s always that moment when we come back around to where we began. Poet T. … More

I know yesterday’s post was a bit of a downer, but let’s put that aside for now. True, I struggle … More

My husband hates to hear “I can’t…” Unfortunately, I tend to say that a lot, far more than I should, … More