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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.

“You Ain’t As Ugly As I Thought”

I’m part of the “baby boomer” generation. In the 1960s we were “coming of age”, discovering ourselves, and setting out … More

"The Cat", Alfie, Baby boomer generation, Barbara Bradley, Bill Naughton, Fundamental Outline exercise, Matt Fussell, Secrets to Drawing video course, self-taught artists, The Virtual Instructor, Victor Perard

Fat Bananas

I finished my “random art” project: a hand of bananas drawn with colored pencil with a watercolor background. As a … More

analagous color scheme, burnishing, mechanical pencil, Prismacolor Premier pencils, watercolor background

What Shall I Draw Today?

I’m not much of a planner, especially where art is concerned. I’m more of an impromptu, spur-of-the moment sort of … More

1950s comics, bridges, Charcoal, Drawing barns, Drawing birds, graphite, Landscape drawing, Matt Fussell, Niskayuna School Art Department, Portraits, Practice, Sketchbook ideas, Still Life, The Virtual Instructor, tinted charcoal, Tubby

Alla Prima

I came across the term alla prima in the March issue of Artist’s magazine. I couldn’t recall ever hearing it … More

Al Gury, Alla prima, Autumn Canopy, Bob Ross, Daler Rowney watercolors, Direct painting, Landscape painting, Oil Painting, Pennsylvania Acadmy of the Fine Arts, Strathmore Watercolor paper, Watercolor

Hard Things

Maybe art is easy for the talented. It’s not easy for me. Of course, easy and difficult are relative terms. … More

Art Work Ethic, Barbara Bradley, Dover Art Instruction, Drawing People: How to Portray the Clothed Figure, Drawing Trees, How to Draw Fabric Folds, How to Draw Outlines, Kate Berry, Outlining, Practice, Tutorials, Victor Perard

Where It Began

I’ve always wanted to be an artist. As a child, I loved coloring.  I’m sure I probably tried doing a … More

"How to Draw" books, Digital Art, Drawing Lessons for Beginner Artists, Gimp, John Nagy, Kate Berry, Photography, Photoshop

The Importance of Making Mistakes

Today’s art project was a disaster. Luckily, I learned early on in my art explorations that making mistakes was an … More

Art supplies, Canson Mix Media paper, Cray-Pas Expressionists, Daler Rowney, Grumbacher Opaque Watercolors, Making mistakes, Matt Fussell, Oil Pastels, Sakura, Secrets to Drawing video course, Strathmore Gray Toned paper, The Virtual Instructor, Thinner

Bowl of Apples

Today I’m sharing one of my recent colored pencil drawings. It’s far from perfect, yet I’m pleased with how it … More

Apples, Art by Judith, Colored pencil drawing, Polychromos Colored Pencils, Solvent, Still Life, Strathmore Toned Gray paper

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