Where to Begin?

It’s been said that the beginning is “a very good place to start,” and true enough, it is. But only … More

What Makes an Onion an Onion?

Today’s drawing assignment was both interesting and thought-provoking. What I mean is that not only was the drawing exercise one … More

I’ll admit to being very apprehensive about this drawing exercise. I figured it would be quite a challenge. In my … More

I’m going to guess that when you look at my drawing exercise today, you won’t have a clue what it … More

What is the process of drawing? Seriously, I want you to stop and think about it for a minute or two. … More

It’s always fun to time-hop a bit and look back at other times and places in our lives. For me, this … More

Pick up any art instruction book or go to any art class and sooner or later — probably sooner — … More

Over and over, I hear the same thing. When it comes to drawing, anything is fair game. Even the simplest … More

“I wrote some lines, once on a time, in wondrous merry mood…” So begins one of my favorite poems. I … More

I recently wrapped up my 10-week summer drawing course, and I’ll admit to cutting class on one day near the … More

As summer draws to a close, I’m nearing the end of my summer drawing project — following along with a … More

A couple days ago I was crying out for help with perspective drawing, and today… well, another day, another cry. … More

Now that I’ve moved past that dreadful exercise on drawing an interior scene, I’m happily sketching various objects around the … More

It had to happen, you know. Any time you pick up a how-to-draw book, sooner or later you’re going to … More

I’ve been told that until my accuracy in drawing improves, I really don’t need to worry about learning to shade. … More

On my list of things I don’t like to draw, interior scenes rank right up there near the top, along … More

I am not an urban sketcher. Although I love seeing what other artists do, I know it’s just not for … More

Recently I wrote about Christmas holidays, but let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves! We can’t forget Halloween — … More

I have very mixed feelings about plein air painting. I love the idea of it. It sounds so … well, artsy. … More

I love trees. If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you already know that trees are among … More