It’s Not For Lack of Trying

Whew! That’s about all I can say for this quick “crash course” on drawing that I’m going through. It’s been … More

Finding My Wunjo

I’m always coming up with new things to learn, new ideas to explore, new hobbies to pursue. Some time ago … More

Only recently I learned that a sketchbook is meant to be a very personal thing. A sketchbook isn’t really intended … More

This was probably an easy question for most of us. We’ve all seen pictures of the Louvre in Paris, so … More

Today’s question is on architecture, and I’m happy to say that I knew the answer to this one. Even though … More

Today’s drawing might have started out as a vase of sunflowers, but by the time I was finished, they’d turned … More

It’s been an exciting week here. For the first time since October 2019, I’ve had my work exhibited in an … More

Before I learned to draw, I doodled — mostly flowers. Flowers are fun and fairly easy to doodle. Even now … More

When I began learning to draw, I started by copying very simple illustrations of leaves and flowers. Now, as I … More

As I mentioned in the earlier post, I am a child of the sixties, and the war in Vietnam affected … More

Having come of age during the Vietnam War, this question was an easy one for me. I knew the answer … More

When I made the decision to learn to draw, the first thing I did was go online to Amazon. There … More

In the rock ‘n’ roll world, Cheap Trick is a group that’s been around for a long time. So have … More

I’m not a floral artist, but I’ve never let that stop me from painting flowers in the summer. My … More

There’s a wise saying that gives us a good definition of insanity. It is “doing the same thing over and … More

From time to time I see Facebook posts from artist friends who’ve gone outside to do a bit of plein … More

Not being well-versed in art (or architecture) I once thought that Bauhaus referred to a style. I was somewhat surprised, therefore, … More

Time for another Art Quiz question. This time the topic is architecture. . .Question: Which architect founded the Bauhaus school … More

There’s a poem I love titled Sea Fever. It’s by John Masefield, and it talks about going down to the sea. … More

Yesterday I opened my new “goody box” from Paletteful Packs and I spent some time playing with the supplies. I’m … More