Please Tell Me How

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

Nipping and Dipping

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

Note: Some of you may have seen this post before. I wrote it and tried to post it several weeks … More

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

Overall, I think the lesson I’ve learned recently about being able to fix mistakes in art has been a valuable … More

Have you ever heard of a smashbook before? Until recently, I hadn’t. I’ve since learned that the concept of smashbooking has been … More

Despite being creative — and therefore messy — I am sometimes overly neat. This is especially true with new art supplies. I … More

“Yes, I can do this.” I wrote those words in my personal journal in regard to today’s “Day 7” assignment … More

I’ll start right off by saying that I like this painting. It’s nothing more than a very quick painting study … More

As a little girl, I loved paper dolls! Do they still make them? I haven’t looked around lately, Hmmm… a … More

It’s still “Day 5” of my 9-day course in fashion illustration, and I’m still having fun. Lots of fun. I’ve … More

I love meteorology — which has nothing to do with meteors. It is, as we all know, the science of … More

May Day — the first of May — is an old-fashioned holiday of sorts, a time for merry-making and dancing … More

Have you ever gone somewhere or done something that you really didn’t think you’d enjoy… only to find yourself having … More

My art world right now sometimes seems a bit crazy. I’ve been bouncing around with ups and downs, feeling good … More

As a landscape artist and a lover of nature, I have a deep reverence and appreciation for Earth Day. This … More

My abstract art adventure has been interesting. I like learning new techniques for putting paint on canvas, especially in wild … More

In the coming days I’m going to be focusing more on light and shadow in my oil paintings, and that … More

You already know, of course, that I don’t do urban sketching. I can’t draw buildings, and I’d be much too … More