How Long is This Going to Take?

I’m not a patient person. Years ago a friend sent me a sampler she’d cross-stitched. It said “Oh, Lord, give … More

Alien Eyeballs

Today I’m celebrating a bit of artistic weirdness. I had a lot of fun making this whimsical, non-sensical, colorful doodle — … More

One morning recently, I came into the studio and set to work on another “circle” creation. Circles, you may recall, … More

Earlier this year, as part of Sketchbook Revival, I spent a morning making “holes” — which are, essentially, circles. This exercise, … More

It will come as no surprise, I’m sure, that I didn’t exactly follow the directions for today’s drawing lesson. More … More

Today’s drawing exercise was all about cross-hatching, although to look at the first drawing I did — which is really only … More

My title probably sounds like pure clickbait… you know, one of those headlines that dares the reader to click, that arouses … More

Maybe you can look at today’s drawing exercise and guess which famous artist inspired this… or maybe not. You … More

I recently signed up for another free online class from Michael’s. This one was on “Watercolor Herbs”. Being a lover … More

If I were to ever compile a list of my all-time favorite rock songs, you can be sure that If … More

I’ve posted previously about Inktober — the annual drawing challenge that runs throughout the month of October. Folks, we’re almost … More

This is the time of year when artists around the world start thinking about picking up their pens and taking … More

It’s been a very busy week here at our house. With summer vacation drawing to a close, Grandpa and Grandma … More

Before I found myself pursuing art and actually becoming an artist, I had a very limited familiarity with art supplies. I … More

When I began learning to draw, I started with graphite, moved on to charcoal, conte, and then to pen and … More

I’m always coming up with new things to learn, new ideas to explore, new hobbies to pursue. Some time ago … More

In the rock ‘n’ roll world, Cheap Trick is a group that’s been around for a long time. So have … More

After being a subscriber to an art-journaling box for nearly a year, I recently cancelled that monthly box. I haven’t … More

Despite being creative — and therefore messy — I am sometimes overly neat. This is especially true with new art supplies. I … More

I’m very glad I’ve learned the basic “how-to’s” of nature journaling. Although our weather was quite uncooperative for a while … More