Thick and Thin

It’s a new month and I’m doing a new “Daily Practice” class at Creative Bug. A quick note here — … More

I Am Not Drawing a Mermaid!

Recently I created an “Earth Goddess“, following along with instructor Lily Sol in a Creative Bug “Daily Practice” class called … More

Just so you know, I have now successfully completed my “15-Day Floral Challenge“. You’ve previously seen my first nine oil … More

I guessed correctly on this one, but I had no idea what gongbi or baimiao were, so I had to do a … More

In learning art, we hear over and over again about how important it is that we LOOK at what we’re … More

Try It. You’ll like it. Those were popular words in advertising a few decades back. One of my favorite “try … More

I’m having fun in my art studio these days. After deciding one day to simply pretend I had some natural artistic … More

Yesterday was the final day of the Student Art Show sponsored by our HFAA club. I went to the library … More

As a very messy oil painter, I’m always looking for tips that might help me keep my palette better-organized and … More

Many times I’ve said that creativity is “making a mess” — but that’s only part of it. The rest of … More

A little over a year ago — March 2021 — I shared a sketch I’d made while following a demonstration … More

Oil pastel sticks look like crayons. Some are a bit larger than the familiar “Crayola” colors we used as children, … More

I am still quite intrigued by the idea of fingerpainting with oil paints. Surprisingly, I haven’t done much with it … More

I buy a lot of art supplies. Some I purchase because I really need them. Others I buy because I … More

Do you remember fingerpainting as a child? I didn’t get to do much of that because, for me, it was … More

Perhaps you’ve been wondering what’s happened to my “WIP” Rocky Falls. I’m pleased to say that it’s coming along nicely. I’m … More

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

In a recent post on futurism, I compared the dynamics of the art movement to the frenetic energy I feel whenever … More

Recently I shared a book review — Girl in Hyacinth Blue — and along with the post, I shared a little … More

When I started learning to draw in 2015, I began with a #2 pencil and a sheet of copy paper. … More