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A Challenge to Myself

Many years ago I heard a motivational speech about overcoming our weaknesses. It’s not enough, the speaker advised, to simply … More

Barrington Barber, Drawing animals, Melissa Washburn, Robert Louis Caldwell

Looking at Lights and Shadows

My “drawing assignment” for today found me a bit flummoxed. Oh, what an awesome word that is! I don’t hear … More

Barrington Barber, graphite drawing, Landscape, Lights, Shadows

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

Barrington Barber, Drawing exercises, Fundamentals of Drawing

School’s Out!

Being a life-long learner, I seem to naturally move with the rhythms of the school year. My excitement peaks each … More

Barrington Barber, Fundamentals of Drawing, Summer vacation

Making Messy Art

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

Bad art, Barrington Barber, Creative process, Karen Abend, Making messes, Sketchbook Revival 2022, Tamara LaPorte

The Vanishing Vanishing Point

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

Art Class Ideas, Art Projects for Kids, Barrington Barber, perspective, Vanishing points

Not My Favorite Chapter

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

Arnold Fletcher, Barrington Barber, perspective

How to Draw a Dog

I know I’ve expressed a few doubts about Barrington Barber’s 10-week drawing course, a book titled Learn to Draw which is intended … More

Barrington Barber, Drawing animals, Learn to Draw, Quick drawings, Scribbled sketches

Our Morning Time Together

First and foremost, let me begin by saying that, no, our cat Flower Child is not as fat as I’ve made … More

Barrington Barber, cats, Drawing animals, Flower Child

A Sketchbook Filled with Bad Drawings

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

10-Week Course for Aspiring Artists, Barrington Barber, Drawing difficulty, Sketchbooks, Udemy

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