Gothic Art

Every year as autumn comes around and holidays like Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, and All Hallow’s Day grow nearer,…

The Gourd Lady

Yesterday I wrote about sticks and stones, and I’m not yet finished with Mother Nature and her contributions to the…

We’ve all heard that familiar childhood rhyme. Stick and stones may break my bones…” The rhyme is intended to strengthen us against…

I’ve been sorting through a lot of old drawings and paintings recently, and going through my old art often brings…

I’m guessing that most readers of this blog are probably well-acquainted with Julia Cameron. She’s the author of The Artist’s Way,…

I am ready for Inktober. Well, almost. Actually I’m planning to buy a new set of pens since several of…

On Friday evening my husband and I attended the reception and dinner for an art show sponsored by a nearby…

When I made my big charcoal mess a few days ago, I was definitely feeling frustrated. For me, one of…

As I work to improve my drawing skills, I’m learning more about shading techniques. But techniques are meaningless unless we…

One thing that would help me in my art is plein air painting. It’s been suggested to me many times, and…

I love learning. It feels good to practice new drawing techniques and know that even if I’m not good at…

I’ve done a little more work on my seascape. Not much, but enough that I’m starting to question myself and…

My morning drawing practice was interesting. Not too hard, but not too easy. It was centered around values — using…

Although we’re not yet even half-way through August, I’m thinking ahead. October will be here before we know it, and…

That question is purely rhetorical. I’m not asking you to point out all the flaws and weaknesses in my drawing…

After writing yesterday’s post and looking back at where I was a year ago, of course I wondered where I’d…

Since I’m now playing my way through Your Year in Art by Chelsea Ward, I thought it might be interesting to…

Today has been a somewhat frustrating day as far as my art goes. Nothing has really worked out quite the…

Despite how much I’ve come to love oil painting, I will probably be doing more drawing and less painting in…

I love learning new things, especially “meeting” artists I’m unfamiliar with, discovering their works, and uncovering bits and pieces of…