I Wonder What Would Happen…

I am having fun today playing around with ink. There’s no purpose to what I’m doing, no rhyme or reason … More

A Bunch of Bad Apples

It’s said that it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch… and here I am with a whole … More

Repousse – A New Art to Explore

In yesterday’s post I mentioned a workshop I attended earlier in the week. It was sponsored by one of the … More

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun

I don’t know if anyone reading this is old enough to remember the original Doublemint twins and their lilting, happy … More

Losing the Lines

I love drawing with graphite. More than oil painting, more than charcoal, conte, pastels, or watercolors, I absolutely love drawing … More

Dipping and Stippling Do NOT Mix

I’m counting this sorry-looking — and very blemished pear — as one of my cringe-worthy failures. It was an exercise in stippling … More

The Ancient Art of Sumi-E

I was thrilled when my new Chinese Brush Art kit arrived yesterday. It is so beautiful! In fact, it’s so … More

One Thing Leads to Another

What I love most about creativity is how one thing always leads to another, so there’s never an end to … More

Birding at Four Rivers

Along with berry-hunting on the hiking trails, my husband and I also did a bit of birding over the Labor Day … More

Why Are Eyelashes So Hard to Draw?

My Sketchtember plans — a graphite drawing each day — have changed a little bit. My first plan was to follow … More

Another Dipping Disaster

I haven’t yet found any pokeberries. Here’s what they look like…just in case you might want to try ink-making. The … More

The Great Berry-Hunting Adventure

If you’ve followed along on my art journey for a while, you know already how much I love September. For … More

Ink Dipping — A Catastrophic Failure

Yes, my new dip pens and nibs arrived. Yes, I got out my ink. Yes, I’ve been practicing. No, I … More

It’s Here!

There’s still nearly a month to go before the start of Inktober on October 1, but the official prompt list … More

Getting Ready

It’s almost September… which means it will soon be October… which means Inktober will be here! Yes, surprisingly, I’m excited … More

Sunflowers

I’ve been in a sunflower state of mind lately. Maybe it began when my husband and I saw a few sunflowers and … More

Between the Tides

I admit that my art education is lacking, so I’m rarely surprised when I “meet“ a new artist. It happened … More

Dealing with Disappointment

It feels good to write this today. For once, I’m not dealing with disappointment in my art. My little creative monkey … More

American Gothic

A few days ago I wrote a little history about Gothic architecture and art.  Today, I want to re-visit the … More

The Monkey Mind

I’ve been reading more from Awakening Your Creative Soul by Sandra Duran Wilson.  She mentions that somewhat disjointed, crazy part of … More