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Recently I wrote about “Der Schrei de Natur” — The Scream — by Edvard Munch. For most of us, I’m…

Persistence!

I just finished my morning “Shapes and Forms” drawing. I’m up to Day 32 of the 100-Day project. It was…

Sketchbook Revival has been, in the past, a great source of inspiration and encouragement for me. Yet, truth be told,…

I remember doing a “white on white” drawing challenge back in September 2021. This was the result: The challenge, obviously,…

In all facets of art — appreciating, studying, doing — we learn how important it is for us to “find…

Do you remember my post last month about using a proportional scale divider to obtain “fairly accurate” proportions for one…

Today is one of my favorite days in the year — both for art and as an inhabitant of this…

Earlier this month I wrote about “wish lists” — and mentioned the closing of Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff. In that…

With the price of eggs being what it is today — at least here in the United States — I…

The 100-Day Creative Challenge is one I’ve participated in several times. I like this challenge because it offers a tremendous…

This graphite drawing isn’t finished, but I’m sharing it now — at least, in part. What you’re looking at is…

A lot of my “return to art” involves looking back at where I’ve been. Although we’re advised not to dwell…

For someone like me who started learning to draw rather late in life, art is oftentimes a puzzle. As I…

This headline is misleading, no doubt. Fortunately I’m not having any technical difficulties today, although I remember my grandfather teaching…

I know I make lots of mistakes in art, and I know I’m not the only one. Drawing is an…

When I began my art journey, I had no idea where I was going, and indeed, it took me a…

Spring is here. We woke up this morning to thunder, lightning, and pouring rain. A few years ago, that would…

Look! Look! I’m oil painting again. Yeah, all right. I know. It’s not much… but it is a start. What…

I’m getting more and more “settled in” to my art studio, and “settled in” to what I enjoy doing as…

Although I tried several times as a child and as a young adult to “learn to draw”, I was never…