So…This Happened Today

It will come as no surprise, I’m sure, that I didn’t exactly follow the directions for today’s drawing lesson. More … More

Spontaneity Versus Deliberation

Today’s drawing exercise was all about cross-hatching, although to look at the first drawing I did — which is really only … More

My title probably sounds like pure clickbait… you know, one of those headlines that dares the reader to click, that arouses … More

Maybe you can look at today’s drawing exercise and guess which famous artist inspired this… or maybe not. You … More

Remember how it was back in high school when you’d come to class and the teacher would “pop” a quiz … More

Color theory — especially color-mixing — can make an artist crazy. At least it’s making this artist crazy, so I now … More

I’m always quick to point out that I’m not a watercolor artist. I do, however, enjoy playing with the medium. … More

Our grandson Carsen recently had a “half-day” at school, so we picked him up after his lunch while his parents … More

During our recent Fine Arts Association meeting, you may recall, we played with watercolor on Yupo paper. I enjoyed our … More

After yesterday’s guess-what-it-is drawing, I took a deep breath and tried again. Before I go on, I’m just going to … More

Anyone here other than me who’s old enough to remember the 1963 film of a rock star going off to … More

At our last Fine Arts Association meeting, we played with watercolors and Yupo paper. I’ve mentioned Yupo paper before. It’s … More

I’m feeling quite pleased with myself at the moment. I’ve completed a painting for my mother-in-law, and while she hasn’t … More

My grand-daughter Kayla made it over on Sunday for our much-anticipated “play-day” in the art studio. We had fun. I … More

If I were to ever compile a list of my all-time favorite rock songs, you can be sure that If … More

I knew the answer to this quiz question because a member of our local fine arts association is an encaustic … More

Recently I’ve discovered “drip art”. At least, that’s what I’m calling it. I’m not sure if the method has an … More

I’ve often quoted those well-known lines from Robert Burns: “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men. Gang aft a-gley”. Maybe I’ve … More

When it comes to art, it’s good to know how to do something… like watercolor. But it’s important, too, to … More

Yesterday I wrote about symbolic drawing — those simple, child-like illustrations we make to represent the things we see. Although learning … More