Dot Day!

Did you know… today is “International Dot Day“? I knew nothing about “dot day” until last February when I shared … More

Fair Game — And a Bottle of Gamvar

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

“Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water…” I’ve never seen the movie Jaws, but … 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

When I began learning to draw, I started with graphite, moved on to charcoal, conte, and then to pen and … More

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

In every journey we take, there’s always that moment when we come back around to where we began. Poet T. … More

I know yesterday’s post was a bit of a downer, but let’s put that aside for now. True, I struggle … More

My husband hates to hear “I can’t…” Unfortunately, I tend to say that a lot, far more than I should, … More

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

I started this blog in March 2016, about 9 months after I first started learning to draw. This was nothing … 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

I wish I could have drawn these hydrangea leaves from life. Sad to say, although we have hydrangea growing, the … More