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Discovering the joy of art

Author: Judith

I'm an artist, author, and musician with a love of all things creative. My "art journey" began in 2015 when I decided to learn to draw. I love learning new things! Life is always an adventure.

How Is the Weather?

I love meteorology — which has nothing to do with meteors. It is, as we all know, the science of … More

Meteorology, Mist, Painting Weather, Weather

Day 1 — Yes, I’m Having Fun

I’m always a bit skeptical of books that promise results in a specific amount of time. You know the kind … More

body proportions, Fashion Illustration, human figure

I Love This

Love. It’s not a word I use often when I’m talking about my art. Oh, sometimes I might say that … More

Art Monsters, Art therapy, Gansai

Quacker and Company

Last month on April 8, we celebrated the official holiday of “Draw-a-Bird Day“. Maybe you already know the story behind … More

Alexandra Gabor, Critters, Fun Art, imagination, Scribbles

The Sketchbook Revival Experience

I’m one of those annoying metaphysical-minded individuals who goes around spouting things like “When the student is ready, the teacher … More

Free workshops, Inner child, Intuitive art, Karen Abend, Sketchbook Revival 2021

Be Careful What You Wish For

We’ve all heard that warning: Be careful what you wish for… you might get it. I think maybe it’s more … More

Fabrics, Fashion design, Fashion Illustration

The Joy of Making Messes

It’s no secret to anyone who’s been reading this blog for a while. I’ve struggled with art journaling. Although I’ve … More

Art Journal, Art therapy, honesty, Personal art, Reflection, sketchbook

If In Doubt… Do It Anyway

One of my favorite bits of life philosophy has always been the admonition that “If in doubt… don’t.” In other … More

Address Labels, Personalized Art, Sarah Simon, Sketchbook Revival 2021

I Am Actually Impressed

Soon after I began learning to draw, I discovered online art tutorials. Not long afterward, I learned that some tutorials are … More

Landscape, Online Instructors, Techniques, Trupti Karjinni, Watercolor

A New Game to Play

Yesterday I was introduced to surrealism. Now, of course, I’ve known about the surrealist art movement and have long been familiar … More

Andre Breton, Intuitive art, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Sketchbook Revival, Surrealism, Surrealist Book of Games

Another Sort of May Day!

“May Day! May Day!” When disaster strikes, we hear the “May Day” distress call. This apparently comes from the French … More

Microsoft, Office 365, Windows

May Day Fun

May Day — the first of May — is an old-fashioned holiday of sorts, a time for merry-making and dancing … More

May Day, Nature, Painting with twigs

“Does Not Follow Directions Well”

“Does not follow directions well…” No parent wants to hear that report from a child’s teacher. Following directions is an … More

Following directions, Karen Stamper, Mini-concertina books, Sketchbook Revival, Zig-Zag books

Exactly What I Needed

Holes. Lots of holes.   All right, call them circles or shapes, or whatever you will. They were referred to … More

Amy Maricle, Mark-making, Meditative art, Slow art

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Every creative individual knows that there are good days and there are bad days. They tend to come and go … More

attitude, progress, Stages of Development

Knowing Our Limitations

MORE ON MY “ART THERAPY” I wrote and scheduled this post near the end of March. As you’re probably aware, … More

Art therapy, Easy projects, Inner child, Stencils

Another 100 Day Project

I start my mornings with blogging. I love logging on, reading comments, and browsing through posts from sites I follow. … More

100 Days of Sketching Challenge, Drawing, graphite, Kesh Art, Practice, Sketching

Am I Having Fun Today!

Have you ever gone somewhere or done something that you really didn’t think you’d enjoy… only to find yourself having … More

Altered Books, art journaling, Collage, Collage Papers, Robyn McClendon, Sketchbook Revival 2021

Trying Times

My art world right now sometimes seems a bit crazy. I’ve been bouncing around with ups and downs, feeling good … More

Acrylic pouring, Mixed media art, Transforming old paintings

If Only It Were So Simple

A NOTE ABOUT THIS POST: Because I do a lot of art and have a lot of different thoughts to … More

Art therapy, Childhood art, Easy drawings

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