Whew! That’s about all I can say for this quick “crash course” on drawing that I’m going through. It’s been…
Finding My Wunjo
I’m always coming up with new things to learn, new ideas to explore, new hobbies to pursue. Some time ago…
A Sketchbook Filled with Bad Drawings
Only recently I learned that a sketchbook is meant to be a very personal thing. A sketchbook isn’t really intended…
Art Quiz: The Answer is “A Pyramid”
This was probably an easy question for most of us. We’ve all seen pictures of the Louvre in Paris, so…
Art Quiz: Question 7
Today’s question is on architecture, and I’m happy to say that I knew the answer to this one. Even though…
Fun Flowers
Today’s drawing might have started out as a vase of sunflowers, but by the time I was finished, they’d turned…
A Day at the Fair
It’s been an exciting week here. For the first time since October 2019, I’ve had my work exhibited in an…
Frills and Fussy Bits
Before I learned to draw, I doodled — mostly flowers. Flowers are fun and fairly easy to doodle. Even now…
Behold… the Petunia
When I began learning to draw, I started by copying very simple illustrations of leaves and flowers. Now, as I…
Art Quiz: The Answer is Maya Lin
As I mentioned in the earlier post, I am a child of the sixties, and the war in Vietnam affected…
Art Quiz: Question 6
Having come of age during the Vietnam War, this question was an easy one for me. I knew the answer…
The Best How-to-Draw Books
When I made the decision to learn to draw, the first thing I did was go online to Amazon. There…
Cheap Tricks
In the rock ‘n’ roll world, Cheap Trick is a group that’s been around for a long time. So have…
Summer Flowers
I’m not a floral artist, but I’ve never let that stop me from painting flowers in the summer. My…
Different Directions
There’s a wise saying that gives us a good definition of insanity. It is “doing the same thing over and…
In the Garden
From time to time I see Facebook posts from artist friends who’ve gone outside to do a bit of plein…
Art Quiz: The Answer is Walter Gropius
Not being well-versed in art (or architecture) I once thought that Bauhaus referred to a style. I was somewhat surprised, therefore,…
Art Quiz: Question 5
Time for another Art Quiz question. This time the topic is architecture. . .Question: Which architect founded the Bauhaus school…
Down to the Sea Again
There’s a poem I love titled Sea Fever. It’s by John Masefield, and it talks about going down to the sea.…
Hot and Cold
Yesterday I opened my new “goody box” from Paletteful Packs and I spent some time playing with the supplies. I’m…
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