Practice, Practice, Practice

We all know how to get to Carnegie Hall, right? I suppose we could change that old joke a bit … More

Artistic License

Recently I joked about receiving a “license to create” from Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff. I have this sticker posted on … More

Yes…a little birdie told me this morning that folks are now celebrating Draw-a-Bird Day every month. Even though the annual event … More

While I’ve been doing a lot of “black and white” drawing lately — graphite, charcoal, conte — I’ve also been … More

Without a doubt, “California Girl” is the most ambitious watercolor project I’ve undertaken to date. It’s also a painting with … More

In Sacred Emily, written in 1913, Gertrude Stein says that “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” She’s … More

Cooking? Isn’t this an art blog? Yes, but I’m passionate about both, and as art is now taking over my … More

I love idioms. You know, those little phrases that work their way into the language whether they make any sense … More

“Today we’re going to draw a squid…” That was how a recent Sketchbook Nation project began. A squid. Great. Uh, … More

In March, I began logging-in to the Thursday night “Live Lessons” at The Virtual Instructor. Although I’ve been a site … More

It’s all right to like what we draw. This has been one of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn … More

Lon Chaney, born in 1883, was known as “the man of a thousand faces”. A star in vaudeville, he went … More

Edgar Degas has always been one of my favorite artists. Although he’s been gone from the world for nearly a … More

Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I’ve looked at … More

I do love drawing birds, and today I wanted to share this fat little fellow hopping around in a bit … More

Caveat emptor — let the buyer beware — was probably the first Latin phrase I learned. I was no more than five … More

On the first day of creation, light came into the world. Nothing is more important for an artist than light. … More

I’ve already told my husband not to worry if he finds drawings of naked men. I’d noticed that odd look … More

I’d have to say that at least half the fun of art comes from experimenting. I love the fact that … More

“What is it?” Those are the three little words no artist ever wants to hear, especially one who’s still relatively … More