Sketchbook Revival 2023

It’s that time of year again! Spring is right around the corner and with spring comes Sketchbook Revival, a free … More

Color Play Is So Much Fun!

A lot has changed for me since I began learning to draw seven years ago, and I mean this in … More

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

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

In learning art, we hear over and over again about how important it is that we LOOK at what we’re … More

Try It. You’ll like it. Those were popular words in advertising a few decades back. One of my favorite “try … More

Got your phone? You probably have it in your hand, right? And it probably has a “timer” feature included with … More

Maybe it looks like I’ve turned a few words around in the title of this post. You might think I … 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

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

Today’s drawing assignment was both interesting and thought-provoking. What I mean is that not only was the drawing exercise one … More

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

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

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

I laugh whenever I read that creative children often have “imaginary friends.” I certainly did, and I’m sure you did … More

My first gesture drawings — done in May 2016 — were a lot of fun. They were also (in my … More

Recently I mentioned how much fun I had browsing for bus drawings, and I said “That’s a topic for another … More

Only recently I learned that a sketchbook is meant to be a very personal thing. A sketchbook isn’t really intended … More

As a little girl, I loved paper dolls! Do they still make them? I haven’t looked around lately, Hmmm… a … More

NOTE: This post was written and scheduled in late April — before the storm that caused flooding in the studio. … More