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Not in the Mood for Whimsy

The third Sketchbook Revival presentation I’ve followed along with — to a point — was by Carla Sonheim, who offered … More

Art, Art and Emotions, Carla Sonheim, Continuous Line Drawing, creativity, Drawing, One-Liners, painting, Sketchbook Revival, Whimsical Art

Thank You, Charlie O!

I don’t know Charlie O’Shields personally, but I’ve always felt a bit of a connection with him. He’s from Kansas … More

Art, Charlie O'Shields, creativity, Doodlewash, Drawing, Karen Abend, painting, Sketchbook Revival 2019, Sketchbook Revival 2025 Bingefest, Watercolor, World Watercolor Month

Not Off to a Very Good Start

Bear with me, please. I’m not having a good time right now, but I’m laughing a bit. Just laugh along … More

Art, creativity, Deb Putnoi, Drawing, Fearless Drawing, Making Marks, sketchbook, Sketchbook Revival 2021, Sketchbook Revival 2025

Happy Memorial Day

To those here in the US, let me wish a safe and happy Memorial Day holiday. For most people, it’s … More

Art, Drawing, life, Memorial Day, Ozurdex, sketchbook, Sketchbook Revival, Writing

I Haven’t Got a Clue!

Today’s been a fun day in the studio, and the result is this drawing: Pear Study #9 – Colored Pencil. … More

Art, colored pencils, Drawing, painting, Prismacolor Premier, sketchbook

Am I Really an Artist?

I’ll cut right to the chase here. Yes, I am an artist. I might not be a very good artist, … More

attitude, being an artist, creativity, Drawing, galleries

Getting Ready!

I know yesterday’s post was a bit of a downer, but let’s put that aside for now. True, I struggle … More

back to school, Drawing, Gansai, Learning Art, Oil Painting, Watercolor

Another 100 Day Project

I start my mornings with blogging. I love logging on, reading comments, and browsing through posts from sites I follow. … More

100 Days of Sketching Challenge, Drawing, graphite, Kesh Art, Practice, Sketching

Off Like a Herd of Turtles

This quote has nothing to do with art really, but it showed up in my Facebook feed, and I loved … More

Colored pencil drawing, creativity, Drawing, Ennui, Resting

The Eight-Hour Bee

When I was first learning to draw back in 2015, I read an article about a drawing class where the … More

Drawing, Nature

Learning to Draw – With Paint

“…some artists like to do detailed drawings to use as reference before they paint, but many don’t. Some artists do drawings directly onto their canvas before they start to paint, but many don’t.”

Drawing, Oil Painting, The process of painting

Yes, It’s Me Again!

I want to shout out a big “HELLO” to everyone who follows my “Artistcoveries” blog. It’s been months since I’ve … More

#Inktober, Drawing, Landscape

Switched at Birth

Yes, I sometimes do joke about being “switched at birth”, but not in the way people usually use that term. … More

Ambidextrous, Drawing, left-hand, painting, right-hand, sinister, switching

Artistic License

Recently I joked about receiving a “license to create” from Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff. I have this sticker posted on … More

Artistic license, Cheap Joe's Art Supplies, composition, creativity, Drawing, focal point, freedom, painting, Style

“Clean Kitchen Cook”

Cooking? Isn’t this an art blog? Yes, but I’m passionate about both, and as art is now taking over my … More

Art supplies, centerpieces, cleaning, cooking, creativity, Drawing, kitchen, making a mess, North light, painting

Sketchbook Aficionada

Yesterday I wrote about my new watercolor journal. Later this morning, I plan to go out to my herb garden … More

Art supplies, Determination, Drawing, Learning to Draw, one-point perspective, Perseverance, perspective, Sketchbooks, Sketching, Sketching and Illustrating Birds, two-point perspective

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