I love seascapes. I’m not great at painting them, and I’ve never really tried drawing crashing waves with graphite or … More
Author: Judith
Pen Control
Today’s pen-and-ink exercises are all about control — of which I have little! We’ve looked at contour lines, parallel lines, … More
Criss-Cross, Applesauce
Children in pre-school or early elementary grades are apt to sing a clever little song these days, all about sitting … More
As Straight as Humanly Possible
Today’s ink exercises are all about parallel lines, which, according to artist and author Claudia Nice should be drawn as … More
Suggesting Form and Motion
Yesterday I posted about lines — an essential element of art. When we’re drawing with ink, we use lines in … More
Basic Ink Techniques – Lines
Even as Inktober draws closer day by day, I’m still unsure about exactly what I’ll be doing. One thing, however, … More
Desktop Essentials
My approach to working and playing in my art studio seems a bit schizophrenic at times. I definitely want to … More
Gray Skies
“Gray skies… nothing but gray skies… “ This drawing marks a bit of a first for me. While I’ve painted … More
Shamanic Dream
I’m not quite sure what to call this alcohol ink piece. A drawing? A painting? A doodle? I suppose I … More
I’ve Been Waiting So Long!
“So long… I’ve been looking too hard, I’ve been waiting too longSometimes I don’t know what I will find, I … More
It’s That Time of Year
I describe myself in many ways. I’m an artist, a musician, a writer. I’m a wife. I’m a mother, grand-mother, … More
The A, B, C, and D of Drawing
I love landscape painting in oil. I also love drawing. So, putting these two loves together, you might logically suppose … More
More Fun with Ink
I am loving my new alcohol inks, and most likely I’ll be buying more in the near future! The set … More
Gettin’ Sketchy
I’ve written many times in this blog about Matt Fussell, the Virtual Instructor whose tutorials and classes helped me become … More
The Ink Adventure
With Inktober rapidly approaching, and with my Cheeky Monkey Mind begging to do something with alcohol inks, I figured it … More
Just What I Needed
I love blogging. I don’t love the new WordPress “block editor”, but never mind that. I suppose, in time, I’ll … More
The Look of Love
As both an artist and a musician, it’s not surprising that music often comes to mind while I’m playing in … More
Knives Out!
Maybe you’ve seen that movie — Knives Out — with Jamie Lee Curtis. We saw it last fall and enjoyed … More
Branching Out
My experience with mixed media in the past has been limited to line and wash applications, such as the Turkish … More
Practice Makes…A Little Progress
We all know that perfection does not exist in art. It especially doesn’t exist anywhere in my art, to be sure. … More