This I Can Do

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

Make Some Waves

I love seascapes. I’m not great at painting them, and I’ve never really tried drawing crashing waves with graphite or … More

Today’s pen-and-ink exercises are all about control — of which I have little! We’ve looked at contour lines, parallel lines, … More

Today’s ink exercises are all about parallel lines, which, according to artist and author Claudia Nice should be drawn as … More

Yesterday I posted about lines — an essential element of art. When we’re drawing with ink, we use lines in … More

Even as Inktober draws closer day by day, I’m still unsure about exactly what I’ll be doing. One thing, however, … More

I’m not quite sure what to call this alcohol ink piece. A drawing? A painting? A doodle? I suppose I … More

“So long… I’ve been looking too hard, I’ve been waiting too longSometimes I don’t know what I will find, I … More

I am loving my new alcohol inks, and most likely I’ll be buying more in the near future! The set … More

With Inktober rapidly approaching, and with my Cheeky Monkey Mind begging to do something with alcohol inks, I figured it … More

I have to laugh at myself often. I do so many silly things. I’m fortunate to have a kind, loving, … More

When I first saw the reference photo we were going to use for the most recent “Live Lesson” series at … More

Remember Cheeky? The mischievous “monkey mind” part of my brain that loves mixing things up, putting odd ideas together, and … More

I’ve always loved pansies — to my detriment at one time. When I was about four or five years old … More

Our midwestern weather is finally warming up. As I write this — on May Day — it’s close to eighty … More

During all the Inktober fun, I spent the better part of one day having a very grown-up play date with … More

There’s always a touch of sadness when something ends, even when we’ve been looking forward to that ending. So it … More

Today’s drawing surprised me. I didn’t think I could draw this old oak tree with its friendly-looking squirrel. Well, actually, … More

Remember the trees we drew when we were children? You know… where we first drew two straight lines going up … More

I’ve enjoyed Inktober, but I’ll be perfectly honest here. I’ll be glad when it’s over. Although Cheeky Monkey Mind and … More