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When it comes to art supplies, much has been said about the importance of working with the best quality materials … More

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I had a fun day on Tuesday. Although our Monday night art club meeting was cancelled due to storms moving … More

One of the areas I’m working on this fall is watercolor. Of course, I’m not using traditional transparent “Western” watercolors, … More

One of the most important things for me right now is keeping my art time simple. In the past, I’ve … More

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

This is the time of year when artists around the world start thinking about picking up their pens and taking … More

One of the most exciting — and sometimes frustrating — facts about art is that there’s always something new to … More

If you’re on Facebook, you’ve surely seen one of those posts that go around so often, asking “Have you ever…” … 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’s been a very busy week here at our house. With summer vacation drawing to a close, Grandpa and Grandma … More

Before I found myself pursuing art and actually becoming an artist, I had a very limited familiarity with art supplies. I … 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

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

Yes, the answer is “animals”. I’m sure you knew this one. We’ve all seen cave paintings, and if we’ve studied … More

Every year about this time my niece, Cara, begins asking that question. “Is it too early?” She’s referring to the … More

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

Recently I mentioned how much fun I had browsing for bus drawings, and I said “That’s a topic for another … More

I first discovered gansai — Japanese watercolor — about a year ago. I purchased a small set, tried it, and … More