Summer Break

With the Fourth of July holiday coming up, lots of errands, and a few babysitting duties on the agenda, I…

Wouldn’t It Be Fun…?

Earlier this month, as part of Joy Ting’s “daily practice” with watercolor — Color Play: Watercolor — I did an…

It’s been another fun morning in the studio. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not being too serious about art over…

One of the first pieces of advice aspiring writers hear is to write what you know. While an author can choose…

I haven’t been overly ambitious lately where art is concerned. For the moment I’m content to do a little daily…

From the time I first heard of them, I’ve been curious about oil sticks. Recently, I decided to get a small…

My daughter, Liz, you may recall, is quite an accomplished collage artist. I’ve previously shared the iguana she drew and…

I’ll admit to having a few summer doldrums right now. We’re having a heat wave here in the midwest and between…

Many years ago I heard a motivational speech about overcoming our weaknesses. It’s not enough, the speaker advised, to simply…

Over the Memorial Day holiday, we had friends come to visit. One request they had was a tour of my…

My “drawing assignment” for today found me a bit flummoxed. Oh, what an awesome word that is! I don’t hear…

A lot has changed for me since I began learning to draw seven years ago, and I mean this in…

I learned something today. Of course, I try to learn something every day, and usually I do come across at…

In the summer of 2021 I downloaded an art instruction book by Barrington Barber — Learn to Draw: 10-Week Course…

Now that we’ve completed the entire 60-questions from the “Art Quiz” feature, I wondered how well I’d do if I…

I’m old enough to remember “The Shadow” radio program. Although it began in 1937, a bit before my time, it…

Oh, what a fun morning this has been! I’ve just finished my “truly blind” drawings for our “link party” —…

Almost two years ago — June 30, 2020, to be exact — I wrote and published a post with the…

I love hydrangeas. I’ve always been fascinated by the fact that the color of the blooms depends upon the soil.…

The “Herat school” of art was a 15th-century style of miniature painting that developed in the city of Herat in…