Recently I shared a fun drawing practice — drawing with eyes closed! It was surprisingly soothing and relaxing, and the…
Art Quiz: The Answer is 1905
Here is a bit of information taken directly from Wikipedia: The Brücke (Bridge), also Künstlergruppe Brücke or KG Brücke was a group of German expressionist artists formed…
Art Quiz: Question 58
We’re getting near the end of this Art Quiz feature. How have you been doing? Only three questions remaining in…
School’s Out!
Being a life-long learner, I seem to naturally move with the rhythms of the school year. My excitement peaks each…
The Power of Color
Over the last few months I’ve played with color — a lot. Usually my palette is based on landscape colors.…
The Ranunculus — Revisited
My year began with ranunculus. Perhaps you remember how confused and disoriented I felt at the start of 2022 as…
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…
Zestful Zinnias
Just so you know, I have now successfully completed my “15-Day Floral Challenge“. You’ve previously seen my first nine oil…
The Russian Avant-Garde
Today’s post is short and to the point. I’m intrigued by avant-garde art, especially art created by artists such as…
Art Quiz: The Answer is China
I guessed correctly on this one, but I had no idea what gongbi or baimiao were, so I had to do a…
Art Quiz: Question 57
Only a few more question to go in our “Art Quiz” feature! Here’s today’s quiz question: In which country are…
Celebrating Mother Earth Through Goddess Energy
I’m going to be honest here about femininity and things like “goddess energy”. It’s never really been who I am.…
Seeing The World
Now that he’s retired, my husband enjoys having an afternoon nap each day. Usually I join him, although I don’t…
I’m Giving Up
As of today, I am giving up! Nope, not giving up on art, just giving up on ever having an…
Close Your Eyes… And Draw
In learning art, we hear over and over again about how important it is that we LOOK at what we’re…
Art Quiz: The Answer is Amarna Style
I had no idea on this “art quiz” question, but once I began researching the answer I found it quite…
Art Quiz: Question 56
Only a few more “art quiz” questions to go! Here’s today’s question: What Egyptian art style did Amenhotep IV create?…
15-Day Floral Drawing Challenge
I’ve certainly drawn — and painted — more flowers this year than I’ve ever done before. While I’m not especially…
More Wonky Vases
These vases are admittedly wonky — but, actually, the vases in my reference photo were wonky-looking, so I was quite…
Wonky Vases – My Still Life Painting
Yesterday I shared my initial studies done in preparation for a still life painting with oil pastels. At the end of…
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