I am having fun today playing around with ink. There’s no purpose to what I’m doing, no rhyme or reason…
A Bunch of Bad Apples
It’s said that it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch… and here I am with a whole…
Repousse – A New Art to Explore
In yesterday’s post I mentioned a workshop I attended earlier in the week. It was sponsored by one of the…
Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun
I don’t know if anyone reading this is old enough to remember the original Doublemint twins and their lilting, happy…
Losing the Lines
I love drawing with graphite. More than oil painting, more than charcoal, conte, pastels, or watercolors, I absolutely love drawing…
Dipping and Stippling Do NOT Mix
I’m counting this sorry-looking — and very blemished pear — as one of my cringe-worthy failures. It was an exercise in stippling…
The Ancient Art of Sumi-E
I was thrilled when my new Chinese Brush Art kit arrived yesterday. It is so beautiful! In fact, it’s so…
One Thing Leads to Another
What I love most about creativity is how one thing always leads to another, so there’s never an end to…
Birding at Four Rivers
Along with berry-hunting on the hiking trails, my husband and I also did a bit of birding over the Labor Day…
Why Are Eyelashes So Hard to Draw?
My Sketchtember plans — a graphite drawing each day — have changed a little bit. My first plan was to follow…
Another Dipping Disaster
I haven’t yet found any pokeberries. Here’s what they look like…just in case you might want to try ink-making. The…
The Great Berry-Hunting Adventure
If you’ve followed along on my art journey for a while, you know already how much I love September. For…
Ink Dipping — A Catastrophic Failure
Yes, my new dip pens and nibs arrived. Yes, I got out my ink. Yes, I’ve been practicing. No, I…
It’s Here!
There’s still nearly a month to go before the start of Inktober on October 1, but the official prompt list…
Getting Ready
It’s almost September… which means it will soon be October… which means Inktober will be here! Yes, surprisingly, I’m excited…
Sunflowers
I’ve been in a sunflower state of mind lately. Maybe it began when my husband and I saw a few sunflowers and…
Between the Tides
I admit that my art education is lacking, so I’m rarely surprised when I “meet“ a new artist. It happened…
Dealing with Disappointment
It feels good to write this today. For once, I’m not dealing with disappointment in my art. My little creative monkey…
American Gothic
A few days ago I wrote a little history about Gothic architecture and art. Today, I want to re-visit the…
The Monkey Mind
I’ve been reading more from Awakening Your Creative Soul by Sandra Duran Wilson. She mentions that somewhat disjointed, crazy part of…
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