White on White

I’ll admit to being very apprehensive about this drawing exercise. I figured it would be quite a challenge. In my … More

We All Make Mistakes

I’m going to guess that when you look at my drawing exercise today, you won’t have a clue what it … More

What is the process of drawing? Seriously, I want you to stop and think about it for a minute or two. … More

It’s always fun to time-hop a bit and look back at other times and places in our lives. For me, this … More

Pick up any art instruction book or go to any art class and sooner or later — probably sooner — … More

Did you know… today is “International Dot Day“? I knew nothing about “dot day” until last February when I shared … More

Over and over, I hear the same thing. When it comes to drawing, anything is fair game. Even the simplest … More

“I wrote some lines, once on a time, in wondrous merry mood…” So begins one of my favorite poems. I … More

I recently wrapped up my 10-week summer drawing course, and I’ll admit to cutting class on one day near the … More

As summer draws to a close, I’m nearing the end of my summer drawing project — following along with a … More

A couple days ago I was crying out for help with perspective drawing, and today… well, another day, another cry. … More

Now that I’ve moved past that dreadful exercise on drawing an interior scene, I’m happily sketching various objects around the … More

“Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water…” I’ve never seen the movie Jaws, but … More

It had to happen, you know. Any time you pick up a how-to-draw book, sooner or later you’re going to … More

I’ve been told that until my accuracy in drawing improves, I really don’t need to worry about learning to shade. … More

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

On my list of things I don’t like to draw, interior scenes rank right up there near the top, along … More

In every journey we take, there’s always that moment when we come back around to where we began. Poet T. … More

I know yesterday’s post was a bit of a downer, but let’s put that aside for now. True, I struggle … More

My husband hates to hear “I can’t…” Unfortunately, I tend to say that a lot, far more than I should, … More