Ho everyone! This post when through a round of title changes before I settled on the one you read right before this. I thought about calling this “My Art Routine,” “My Creative Process,” “What My Art Routine Looks Like Over Winter Break.” Many of the titles were wordy; others, i just didn’t like. You’ll have… Continue reading What My Creative Process Looks Like
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
Hey everyone! Before your very eyes is one of my favorite types of blog posts to write. When this became a trend, I’m not sure, but it’s always so fun for me to go back and look through my recently finished sketchbooks. There’s nothing like seeing what progress I’ve made and what I still need… Continue reading Drawings From Sketchbook #8
And I don’t know them very well! I have a memory of meeting the boxer over a Thanksgiving at my uncle’s house when I was really little. It was loud; there were a lot of people I didn’t know. The boxer was young and skittish, only really letting my uncle or my sister pet him.… Continue reading A French Bulldog and a Boxer (2020)
This portrait was an experiment in so many different ways. I haven’t tried painting portraits of people from oder demographics before. I’ve drawn them, but there’s something about wrinkles and smile lines that never turn out for me. I think this one is a little bit better than most, but it’s definitely showed me that… Continue reading Safety Pins (2020)
Happy Halloween friends! I hope everyone is being safe and having a fun time at home or properly social distanced! I myself am working on some ink drawings, listening to an Agatha Christie short story (mystery!) and waiting for a pumpkin pie in the oven. I think my family is going to watch some scary… Continue reading October Ink Drawings
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?
Hi everyone! I wasn’t initially going to blog about this, but I thought that it might be fun to share some of the art things I’ve purchased/was gifted this week. I don’t buy as much art stuff as I used to since transitioning to a somewhat minimalist lifestyle and “curating” what I want to own,… Continue reading Painted Stickers from Minnie Small (+other fun stuff)
Hello, hello! This is the long-awaited(?) discussion of the differences between dip pens and multiliners. Is one better than the other? Is one better for a beginner? Does it even matter which one you choose? Well, the good news for you is that I have both and have used them to the extent that I… Continue reading Dip Pens Vs. Multiliners: Which is Better?
Hey everyone! So as of Sunday of this week (September 1st), the prompt list for Inktober has finally been released! I’m so excited to participate in Inktober this year, that I’ve decided to start getting ready early. To be completely honest, I’m more excited for Inktober than I am for Halloween this year. A controversial… Continue reading Getting Ready for #Inktober 2019!
Acoustic Painters 