You knew it, didn’t you? It was inevitable that once I attended that pastel portrait workshop and treated myself to…
My Study in Scarlet
I love it when things converge around me. Call it coincidence, call it synchronicity, call it whatever you like. A…
A Treat!
We often hear about the need to push ourselves, to step out of our comfort zones, and to do things that…
Disaster at Sea
Somewhere I found a browser add-on that includes a breath-taking picture, a place to list my to-do’s for the day,…
At a Pastel Workshop
Saturday was such a fun day! I attended my first art workshop, and I loved it. For me, this was…
In a Word…
Recently I read an article about conceptual artist and sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle. She was best known for the…
The Curse of Symmetry
Last summer as I was following along with lessons from different drawing books, I came across one assignment — to…
Art and Music – Memorization
As a pianist, I’ve always struggled with memorization. It doesn’t come easily for me. Recently I spent weeks memorizing Schumann’s Melodie, a…
Thoughts on My First Art Show
Every year the film industry gives out golden statuettes for the best movies of the year, the best acting performances,…
The Big Event
Remember last summer? Remember the abstract expression prompts I started following from Artist magazine? Here’s another of the acrylic abstracts that resulted…
What Are the Elements of Art?
I’ve talked a lot in this blog about getting back to basics in my drawing practices, but what, exactly, are those…
The Graphics Fairy
I’ve probably shared this site before, but I wanted to take a moment to share it again because it has…
Eine Kleine Nacht… Kunst
First, apologies to Carsten Wieland or any other German speakers…I hope I wrote my title correctly. I’ve been doing a…
Who’s Ready for Inktober?
I’m looking forward to Inktober this year, which is rather surprising. Back in 2015 when I first began learning to…
What Did I Learn Today?
Practice painting is often frustrating. Sometimes I feel I’m wasting a lot of canvas as well as wasting a lot…
My New Drawing Pencils
I’ve had my new Tombow MONO Drawing Pencils for several weeks now. If you’ve been following along on my art…
Hold It Right There!
I haven’t done a lot of serious drawing and painting recently, but I have done a lot of reading, a…
Pictures at an Exhibition
Yesterday was a momentous day in my artistic journey of discovery. It was the opening of my very first art…
Urban Sketchers
Recently I wrote about Urban Art Guide: How to Draw Urban Settings, a book I downloaded free for my Kindle.…
What Did I Get Myself Into Now?
At the very first art club meeting I attended — last year — one member gave a brief talk about composition…
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