Something New to Play With

From the time I first heard of them, I’ve been curious about oil sticks. Recently, I decided to get a small … More

49 Dots and Other Drawing Exercises

In the summer of 2021 I downloaded an art instruction book by Barrington Barber — Learn to Draw: 10-Week Course … More

Almost two years ago — June 30, 2020, to be exact — I wrote and published a post with the … More

June 9, 2015. That’s when it all began for me. Most of you know the story, but for the newer … More

It’s a new month and I’m doing a new “Daily Practice” class at Creative Bug. A quick note here — … More

Today I’m sharing my “Rainbow Goddess”, the third of the goddesses I created while following along with Lily Sol’s “Daily … More

Do you know what a gazania is? I didn’t. So when it came up as a prompt for the Floral … More

My year began with ranunculus. Perhaps you remember how confused and disoriented I felt at the start of 2022 as … More

Recently I created an “Earth Goddess“, following along with instructor Lily Sol in a Creative Bug “Daily Practice” class called … More

Just so you know, I have now successfully completed my “15-Day Floral Challenge“. You’ve previously seen my first nine oil … More

I guessed correctly on this one, but I had no idea what gongbi or baimiao were, so I had to do a … More

Yesterday I shared my initial studies done in preparation for a still life painting with oil pastels. At the end of … More

I first heard of the “Zorn” palette through one of our area art clubs. Our HFAA group recently put on … More

If you’re old like me, you’ll remember this Bob Dylan classic. “It Ain’t Me, Babe” is said to be one … More

Remember that sad-looking overgrown dahlia I drew last month? Oh, it was depressing. That oil pastel painting was — in … More

I’m having fun in my art studio these days. After deciding one day to simply pretend I had some natural artistic … More

Yesterday was the final day of the Student Art Show sponsored by our HFAA club. I went to the library … More

As a very messy oil painter, I’m always looking for tips that might help me keep my palette better-organized and … More

Many times I’ve said that creativity is “making a mess” — but that’s only part of it. The rest of … More

As I browsed through the various workshops offered during this year’s “Sketchbook Revival”, one in particular caught my attention. It … More