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Will This Really Help Me?

Oh, what a beautiful sphere! This “featured image” was created by AI, and it is, indeed, quite lovely. Spheres are … More

100 Day Project, Art Exercises, Children's Album, Dozen a Day, Hanon Exercises, Muus Art, Peter Ilyich Tschaikovsky, Spheres

Prisms and Pyramids

Today’s “block” for my 100-Day Project was this one, and had you asked me what it was I would have … More

100-Day Project, Geometric shapes, lighting, Prisms, Pyramids, Shading, Shadows, Texture

100 Days of Shapes and Forms

I’ve taken part in the online “100-Days” challenge before, doing a variety of different projects. If you’re not familiar with … More

100 Day Project, Shapes and Forms, YouTube videos

For Pete’s Sake… Just Do It!

Almost two years ago — June 30, 2020, to be exact — I wrote and published a post with the … More

15 Day Floral Challenge, Art Hub for Kids, Oil Pastels, Roses

The Story of the Hearty Hydrangea

I love hydrangeas. I’ve always been fascinated by the fact that the color of the blooms depends upon the soil. … More

15 Day Floral Challenge, American Scientist, Hydrangea, Soil pH

What is Frangipani?

When I came across “fresh frangipani” as a prompt for the 15-day floral challenge I recently did, I was stuck.  … More

15 Day Floral Challenge, Frangipani, Plumeria

15-Day Floral Drawing Challenge

I’ve certainly drawn — and painted — more flowers this year than I’ve ever done before. While I’m not especially … More

15 Day Floral Challenge, Floral Studies, Joy Ting, Simple Daily Drawing

Daily Practice

We all know that daily drawing will help us improve our skills. Or daily painting, or pouring, or whatever form … More

Creative Bug, Daily practice, Drawing challenges, Inktober, Joy Ting, Lily Sol

Let’s Talk About Neurographic Art

Maybe you’re getting tired of hearing about — and seeing — neurographic art. If so, please take a moment to … More

100-Day Creative Challenge, Neurographic Art, Pavel Piskarev

Your Art Should Make You Smile

I’m not sure if the drawing you’re looking at here will make you smile or not. It might make you … More

Art and children, Art Challenge, Art Games, SketchaMoley

Subtle Influences in Art

I’ve always had a fascination about influences. I love reading, for instance, that Mary Cassatt was influenced by Japanese woodblock printing, … More

Influences in art, Neurographic drawing

Whew!

I’m excited about the upcoming Sketchbook Revival 2022. Last year’s series of free workshops was an interesting experience, one with … More

Bookbinding, Sarah Matthews, Sketchbook Revival 2022

Make of It What You Will

“Art Days” with grandsons Madox and Carsen are always fun times around our house. Our most recent Art Day involved … More

Art and children, Drawing Games, Mythical Createures

Mother and Child

Today’s topic is “emergent art”, a concept I’ve been thinking more about since my recent post on “boxes”. If, as … More

100-Day Creative Project, Emergent Art, Impostor Syndrome, Intuitive art, Mary Cassatt, Mermaid Markers, Neurographic Art, Sharpie

Art Therapy: A Perfect Day

When I began my “neurographic journey” on Sunday — the start of my 100-Day Creative Project — I promised I … More

100-Day Project, A Perfect Day, Art therapy, Expression in art, Neurographic Art

My Neurographic Journey Begins

Today marks the official start of this year’s “100-Day Challenge“. This will be my third year taking part — although … More

100-Day Project, Art therapy, Color, Lines, Neurographic Art

Yes, I’ll Be Doing This Again

The 2022 “100-Day Project” is set to begin on February 13th, ten days from now. What is the 100-Day Project? … More

100-Day Project, Creative Projects, Neurographic Art, Pavel Piskarev

Disoriented Dreams

Throughout much of my adult life, I’ve had a recurring dream. I see myself at an airport, and I’m trying … More

Going in Circles, Karen Abend, Ranunculus, Sarah Simon, Sketchbook Revival, The process of art

“…the Sum of its Parts”

There’s a saying about some things being “greater than the sum of its parts.” True enough in many areas of … More

Alla prima, Kelli Folsom, Still life painting

The Trouble with Art

I’ll make it short and sweet. What’s the trouble with art? Simply this: there’s so much of it! I guess … More

Art demos, Online classes, Workshops

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