The Eyes Have It

You knew it, didn’t you? It was inevitable that once I attended that pastel portrait workshop and treated myself to … More

My Study in Scarlet

I love it when things converge around me. Call it coincidence, call it synchronicity, call it whatever you like. A … More

A Treat!

We often hear about the need to push ourselves, to step out of our comfort zones, and to do things that … More

Disaster at Sea

Somewhere I found a browser add-on that includes a breath-taking picture, a place to list my to-do’s for the day, … More

At a Pastel Workshop

Saturday was such a fun day! I attended my first art workshop, and I loved it. For me, this was … More

In a Word…

Recently I read an article about conceptual artist and sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle. She was best known for the … More

The Curse of Symmetry

Last summer as I was following along with lessons from different drawing books, I came across one assignment — to … More

Art and Music – Memorization

As a pianist, I’ve always struggled with memorization. It doesn’t come easily for me. Recently I spent weeks memorizing Schumann’s Melodie, a … More

Thoughts on My First Art Show

Every year the film industry gives out golden statuettes for the best movies of the year, the best acting performances, … More

The Big Event

Remember last summer? Remember the abstract expression prompts I started following from Artist magazine? Here’s another of the acrylic abstracts that resulted … More

What Are the Elements of Art?

I’ve talked a lot in this blog about getting back to basics in my drawing practices, but what, exactly, are those … More

The Graphics Fairy

I’ve probably shared this site before, but I wanted to take a moment to share it again because it has … More

Eine Kleine Nacht… Kunst

First, apologies to Carsten Wieland or any other German speakers…I hope I wrote my title correctly. I’ve been doing a … More

Who’s Ready for Inktober?

I’m looking forward to Inktober this year, which is rather surprising. Back in 2015 when I first began learning to … More

What Did I Learn Today?

Practice painting is often frustrating. Sometimes I feel I’m wasting a lot of canvas as well as wasting a lot … More

My New Drawing Pencils

I’ve had my new Tombow MONO Drawing Pencils for several weeks now. If you’ve been following along on my art … More

Hold It Right There!

I haven’t done a lot of serious drawing and painting recently, but I have done a lot of reading, a … More

Pictures at an Exhibition

Yesterday was a momentous day in my artistic journey of discovery. It was the opening of my very first art … More

Urban Sketchers

Recently I wrote about Urban Art Guide: How to Draw Urban Settings, a book I downloaded free for my Kindle. … More

What Did I Get Myself Into Now?

At the very first art club meeting I attended — last year — one member gave a brief talk about composition … More