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Practice, Practice, Practice

We all know how to get to Carnegie Hall, right? I suppose we could change that old joke a bit … More

Carnegie Hall, Exercises, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Practice, Techniques, Watercolor

The Man of a Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney, born in 1883, was known as “the man of a thousand faces”. A star in vaudeville, he went … More

drawing faces, faces, Figure Drawing, horror movies, Improving skills, James Cagney, Learn to Draw. Mantra, Lon Chaney, Practice, The Man of a Thousand Faces

Getting Bigger

Yesterday was a momentous one on my journey toward becoming an artist. I went art-shopping and for the first time, … More

art paper, Art supplies, Canson, Determination, Dreams, hard work, patience, Practice, Sketchbooks, Strathmore, The Virtual Instructor, trial and error, Watercolor, Watercolor Workshop

Just Draw…Everything

Yesterday I picked up my copy of Your Artist’s Brain by Carl Purcell. I’ve been working — diligently — on … More

Carl Purcell, Drawing Lessons for Beginner Artists, Kate Berry, Learning to Draw, Practice, Rocks, Seeing shapes, Sketching, Your Artist's Brain

Do Whatever You Can

I love looking at my old sketchbooks. Yes, in the nine months since I’ve started learning to draw, I’ve filled … More

101 Sketchbook Ideas, doing one's best, Drawing Lessons for Beginner Artists, Kate Berry, Learning to Draw, Matt Fussell, Practice, Restaurant scene, Sketchbooks, The Virtual Instructor

Measuring Success

In recent days, I’ve completed a number of “successful” art works. Of course, any real artists who visit this site … More

Barron's Professional Drawing Class series, Learning process, Matt Fussell, Oil Pastels, Practice, Sketching and Illustrating Birds, Success, The Virtual Instructor, Watercolor Workshop

What Shall I Draw Today?

I’m not much of a planner, especially where art is concerned. I’m more of an impromptu, spur-of-the moment sort of … More

1950s comics, bridges, Charcoal, Drawing barns, Drawing birds, graphite, Landscape drawing, Matt Fussell, Niskayuna School Art Department, Portraits, Practice, Sketchbook ideas, Still Life, The Virtual Instructor, tinted charcoal, Tubby

Hard Things

Maybe art is easy for the talented. It’s not easy for me. Of course, easy and difficult are relative terms. … More

Art Work Ethic, Barbara Bradley, Dover Art Instruction, Drawing People: How to Portray the Clothed Figure, Drawing Trees, How to Draw Fabric Folds, How to Draw Outlines, Kate Berry, Outlining, Practice, Tutorials, Victor Perard

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