Drawings · ink · Techniques · Writing

What I Draw to Combat Art Block

Hi everyone! So it’s the new year. It’s finally 2021 and we can shake off the stress of 2020. Of course, we still need to be safe and responsible for a little while longer, but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel! I hope you all had great holidays and are looking forward… Continue reading What I Draw to Combat Art Block

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Filling the Last Pages in my Sketchbook!

Hey everyone! This is an exciting week. Not for anything monumental that’s happened globally (although when this comes out, that may be the case. I like to batch-write my blog posts, so if something huge has happened, don’t blame me.) No, I find this week particularly exciting because I finished my seventh sketchbook! One of… Continue reading Filling the Last Pages in my Sketchbook!

Drawings · Painting 2 · Techniques · Watercolor Series #1 · Watercolors · Writing

7 Foolproof Ways to Title Your Artwork

Hey everyone! So a few weeks ago (or maybe a few months ago…) I was faced with the conundrum of naming a new art piece. I finished it, let it sit for a few days, then decided I wanted it to have its own featured post on the blog. For that, it needed a name.… Continue reading 7 Foolproof Ways to Title Your Artwork

Drawings · ink · Writing

Am I Doing Inktober This Year?

Hello friends! It’ that time of the year again! I’m back living in the Midwest, so we’re actually getting some cooler September weather. Back in the Southwest, it took until late October for the leaves to even think about changing. Here, though, I’m living for the drafts coming through the old house. (That’s not sarcasm;… Continue reading Am I Doing Inktober This Year?

Drawings · Writing

Things I’ve Always Wanted to Draw, but Haven’t (Yet…)

Hey everyone! This is a little bit of a weird premise for a blog post about art, but I thought I would share my to-be-drawn list. I feel like every element of the humanities has a “to-be [blank]” sort of list. For example, a TBR (to be read) list, or a movie watch list, or… Continue reading Things I’ve Always Wanted to Draw, but Haven’t (Yet…)

Drawings · Watercolors

Drawings From My Handmade Sketchbook

Hello everyone! I’m really excited about this post today. I’ve been meaning to show you some of my sketches from my handmade sketchbook. I’m really enjoying this sketchbook for a couple of reasons. First, it was one of my first quarantine projects I wanted to repurpose an old book cover to make it into a… Continue reading Drawings From My Handmade Sketchbook