My First Fashion Show

Project Runway… here I come! Only kidding, of course. But I did think a lot about the television show as … More

If This Were a Painting…

This might look like a painting, or at least, an attempt at a painting. It’s not. It’s merely another quick … More

This project was interesting. It’s part of my 100-Day Creative Challenge in learning to add mood and atmosphere to my … More

Despite being creative — and therefore messy — I am sometimes overly neat. This is especially true with new art supplies. I … More

I’ve come to the final day of my “quick course” in fashion illustration, all lessons taken from Master Fashion Sketches in … More

Now that I’m an official nature journalist — official by my own declaration — I’m loving my time outdoors more than … More

Day 8 was hard. Really hard. Despite the claim that drawing hair is simply a matter of taking it one … More

I’m very glad I’ve learned the basic “how-to’s” of nature journaling. Although our weather was quite uncooperative for a while … More

“Yes, I can do this.” I wrote those words in my personal journal in regard to today’s “Day 7” assignment … More

I’ll start right off by saying that I like this painting. It’s nothing more than a very quick painting study … More

As a little girl, I loved paper dolls! Do they still make them? I haven’t looked around lately, Hmmm… a … More

Usually when I write about attitudes in art, I’m writing about a mindset — usually my own, and usually not good. … More

It’s still “Day 5” of my 9-day course in fashion illustration, and I’m still having fun. Lots of fun. I’ve … More

Who says drawing has to be difficult? Who says fashion illustration is a complex, complicated process? Some books seem to … More

During the recent Sketchbook Revival 2021 program, I learned more about the concept of “slow drawing.” This is akin to … More

NOTE: This post was written and scheduled in late April — before the storm that caused flooding in the studio. … More

Through my recent “art therapy” — my own personal experience at healing my hurt inner child artist — I discovered … More

I saw this little quote about happiness being in our hands, and I couldn’t resist sharing it. I’m going to … More

I love rain, especially in the spring. I love the sound of the thunder, I love the sky-shattering flashes of … More

I’m on my second day of “fashion illustration” and so far, I’m still having fun with this. I’m not taking … More