Fascinated by Faces

I’ve been fascinated with faces for as long as I can remember — not as an artist, but simply as…

What Does It Mean to be Progressive?

That’s a somewhat rhetorical question. I’m asking, but you don’t have to reply, because I’m not really looking for answers.…

Ever since I went hunting the wild beasts of the art world and found myself in the jungle of Fauvism, I’ve…

Every child is an artist. We’ve all heard that, read that, seen that, and most people probably believe it. Most…

Back in days past — was it the late 60’s? Early 70s? Folks often talked about going with the flow.…

Life has been busy lately, moving at a very quick pace. I haven’t kept up with my daily drawing time.…

I love learning new things about art and about art history. I’ve always enjoyed reading about famous artists, but it’s…

That Gershwin tune is bouncing around in my head this morning. I’m not sure I really have much rhythm when…

Since I began my art journey — about 4-1/2 years ago — I’ve stumbled across a number of theories regarding art.…

Who likes rhythm and blues? Well, guess what. That’s not what today’s post is all about. The R & B in…

During all the Inktober fun, I spent the better part of one day having a very grown-up play date with…

I recently purchased a 14″ x 17″ newsprint pad, and I’ve been having so much fun with it! I bought…

Those of you who’ve followed this blog for a while already know that while I might talk about craft projects…

I’ve taken all 33 of my Inktober drawings and put them together in a little video. Yes, I have 33…

There’s always a touch of sadness when something ends, even when we’ve been looking forward to that ending. So it…

Today’s drawing surprised me. I didn’t think I could draw this old oak tree with its friendly-looking squirrel. Well, actually,…

Remember the trees we drew when we were children? You know… where we first drew two straight lines going up…

I’ve enjoyed Inktober, but I’ll be perfectly honest here. I’ll be glad when it’s over. Although Cheeky Monkey Mind and…

When Cheeky Monkey Mind and I did our “silly searches” last month and put together our Inktober list, I was…

Inktober has been a wonderful way for me to learn more about ink drawing. I am really enjoying it, and…