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Jumpstart Your Art

It’s not uncommon to feel a bit of a creative let-down following all the excitement of the holidays. For the … More

Creative process, Having fun with art, Jumpstart your Creativity

Let’s Get Real

Art is very much about “finding” ourselves. We have to explore a lot of things, I think, before we can … More

Finding our Style, HyperRealism, Jasmina Susak, Marti Cormand, PhotoRealism, Realism Mark Crilley, Richard Estes

“Now I Know My A B C’s…”

We’ve probably all sung that little song about learning our alphabet, and I’ve been singing it again quite often in … More

calligraphy, Cesare Lombroso, hand-lettering, Let's Make Art, Spenserian handwriting, Tombow Dual Tip Brush Pens

Where’s the Heron?

When I first met and fell in love — artistically speaking — with tonalist George Inness, it was his painting Home of the … More

3x5 Index Card Project, George Inness, Home of the Heron

The Tonalist Cloud

Have you ever played with Wordle? I first discovered Wordle years ago. and I’ve had a lot of fun playing … More

Tonalism, Word Clouds, Wordle

Painting with George

I’m loving my 31-day oil-painting project! I definitely have a lot of work to do on bare trees, but this … More

31-Day Landscape Project, Finding our Style, George Inness

Exploding Colors

My art work over the last few days has gone in two very different directions. With my oil-painting project on … More

Alcohol ink, Playing with colors

Little Things Can Teach Us a Lot

Here is the second of my series of index card oil paintings as I go through the month learning about tonalism … More

Developing New Art Skills, Exploring Tonalism, Index Card Paintings

Inspired by Autumn

I am loving my December tonalism project. Yep, that little project where I’m taking inspiration from a few favorite artists and … More

George Inness, Index Card Paintings, inspiration

Exploring Tonalism

I’m getting back to my studio now, spending a little time here each morning, and I’m looking forward to creating … More

31-Day Landscape Project, Charles Warren Eaton, Dwight Tryon, George Inness, Michelle Wooderson, Tonalism

Contrast

Much of what I’ve done with art recently has involved the principle of contrast. This is a key principle in design, … More

black and white, Caravaggio, Contrast, George Inness, James Whistler, Light and Dark, Principles of Design, Values

Notan

I always enjoy learning new things, especially things involving art, and especially things involving other cultures. Put them together and … More

Chinese Brush Art, Japanese art, Notan

Perspective – A Glossary

I’m reading up on perspective again. I know the concepts. I’ve read more “Perspective Made Easy” books than I want … More

Eye Level Line, Horizon line, Linear Perspective, Orthogonal lines, Perspective studies, Vanishing points

Sometimes I Surprise Myself

If you’ve been reading this blog, you already know that I’m not a botanical artist. I love seeing those exquisite, … More

Autumn leaves, Botanical Drawing, lighting, Prismacolor Premier, Shadows

Depth in Drawing

Today I’m sharing another quick landscape drawing, along with a few thoughts about one of the most basic principles in … More

Creating depth in drawings

Wherever You Are… It’s All Right

Today I’m sharing a quick graphite sketch I recently completed. It was done on Strathmore Gray Toned Paper since that’s … More

Ashley Bane Hurst, Cancellations, Gettin' Sketchy, Self-doubts, Sketching, The Virtual Instructor

Drawing Techniques – Grids

My first introduction to drawing with a grid came long, long years ago, back when I was barely out of … More

Drawing techniques, graphite, Grid systems

The Bird is the Word

Back in 1963, if you turned on the radio you might hear this silly song: It went all the way … More

Ashley Bane Hurst, Charcoal drawing, Gettin' Sketchy, Timed drawing, Vultures

Bold, Broad Strokes

Learning new techniques is one of the most enjoyable aspects of art for me. It’s always fun, of course, to … More

Artist magazine, Artist Network, Broad Strokes, Carl Purcell, Graphite drawing techniques, Theodore Kautzky

This I Can Do

When I first began teaching myself to draw — back in 2015 — I had absolutely no confidence in my … More

Claudia Nice, Ink exercises, Ink sketches, Inktober Preparation, Scribble lines

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