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Drawing Techniques – Grids
My first introduction to drawing with a grid came long, long years ago, back when I was barely out of high school. I was not an artist, but I was an avid puzzle fan, and Dell Puzzle magazines almost...
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Wherever You Are… It’s All Right
Today I’m sharing a quick graphite sketch I recently completed. It was done on Strathmore Gray Toned Paper since that’s what I had close at hand. Like many other recent sketches I’ve shared, this...
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Drawing is Fundamental
Years ago literacy campaigns often used the slogan “Reading is fundamental” with emphasis on the FUN part. As a strong supporter of literacy, I agreed whole-heartedly that reading should be fun. It...
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Depth in Drawing
Today I’m sharing another quick landscape drawing, along with a few thoughts about one of the most basic principles in drawing — creating depth. Obviously I didn’t spend a lot of time on this drawing,...
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Loving the Leaves
Usually at this time of year I’m painting landscapes filled with autumn colors. This year is an exception, however. I’m not quite sure how it happened, but the paintings I’m currently working on...
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Grist for the Mill
There’s a lovely old grist mill in West Virginia situated along Glade Creek. I’m sure you’ve seen it before, perhaps not in person but in books and magazines. The Glade Creek Grist Mill is one of the...
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What Really Matters in Art
Art is definitely subjective. We all know that. While I rave over Egon Schiele, many of you dislike his works. I love Jackson Pollock, but I don’t get Mark Rothko at all. I’m starting to feel that I’ve...
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Paper and Pencil
It’s nice to be home again, nice to be feeling better, and oh, so very nice to have my art studio here, ready and waiting for my return. Of course, we don’t have to have an “art studio” in order to...
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Woodless Pencils
Did you know that woodless pencils exist? For a long time I had no idea there was such a thing as a woodless pencil, and when I mentioned to my husband a few days ago that I’d just bought a set of...
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Gettin’ VERY Sketchy
Every Wednesday evening — 5:30 PM CST — I check in with Matt Fussell and Ashley Bane Hurst, the two art instructors who host “Getting Sketchy” on YouTube. The program is starting its third season, and...
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How Many Values Do We Really Need?
Don’t say I didn’t warn you. I told you yesterday that I’d be writing more about value, so here I am, ready to share a bit of what I’ve been learning on the subject. This is not, of course, the first...
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Academic Drawing
Here’s a recent sketch I did, following along with artist Ashley Bane Hurst during an episode of Gettin’ Sketchy. You can access the videos on YouTube not only for the current season, but for earlier...
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Not Pleased, But Proud
Showing off “failed” drawings is not a lot of fun, but I learn so much from them that sharing them is important. I’m not exactly pleased with this drawing of “a set of gears”, but here it is for your,...
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How to Draw a Cupcake
Recently I found myself in an “in-between spot” with an art tutorial. I’d completed the first part of the assignment — this is another Craftsy class with actual homework — but I couldn’t finish until...
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Another 100 Day Project
I start my mornings with blogging. I love logging on, reading comments, and browsing through posts from sites I follow. I also do a bit of “art blog” searching, and I’m always delighted to find new...
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Knowing Our Limitations
MORE ON MY “ART THERAPY” I wrote and scheduled this post near the end of March. As you’re probably aware, I write a lot of posts and schedule them in advance. This means that what you’re reading at any...
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Day 7 – I Can Do This!
“Yes, I can do this.” I wrote those words in my personal journal in regard to today’s “Day 7” assignment in my fashion illustration course. As you’re well aware, I’m following the day by day lessons in...
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Day 8 — Off to the Hairdresser’s
Day 8 was hard. Really hard. Despite the claim that drawing hair is simply a matter of taking it one step at a time, I just couldn’t copy those steps too well. This, of course, is from Master Fashion...
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Opening Up
As you know, I recently went on a lovely field trip to a botanical garden as part of an art club activity. Last night I attended a meeting of our HFAA club which was held at our city park. Today I...
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The Best How-to-Draw Books
When I made the decision to learn to draw, the first thing I did was go online to Amazon. There I began browsing for a “how-to” book that would teach me all I needed to know. Of course, at that time, I...
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