May You Live In Interesting Times

Today marks the start of the Chinese New Year — the Year of the Rabbit, to be precise. I’ve given…

How Do I Feel?

Yesterday was a somewhat frustrating day… and yet a good day, nevertheless. I planned to sit down and write a…

As many of you have pointed out, I was spreading myself a bit too thin last summer, trying to do…

When I last posted — back in July — I was planning to take a short break. A few…

Although we haven’t traveled anywhere, I’m feeling very much on vacation. True, indeed, I’m having a wonderful time, and I’ve decided…

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

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…