Morning Joys
Last fall I took an abstract drawing class from the talented Brian Hinkle at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita. This is one of the charcoal sketches I did under his tutelage. I was pretty happy with this piece, so … Continued
Last fall I took an abstract drawing class from the talented Brian Hinkle at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita. This is one of the charcoal sketches I did under his tutelage. I was pretty happy with this piece, so … Continued
I spent today feeling a little under the weather, so have been just taking it easy. I can’t stand to not be doing SOMETHING though, so making a coloring page was the perfect slow paced activity. Plus, I got these … Continued
With a new ink pen and bottle of ink to try out, I started sketching faces in my art journal this week. I have been really working on developing faces this year so I am playing with some different proportions, … Continued
As a teenager I spent a couple of weeks exploring India and fell in love with the persistent beauty and vivid colors of the country. Despite a considerable presence of poverty at that time, the people had a tenacious flair … Continued
Time for this week’s Sunday Doodle! Today it is from Deuteronomy 10:12. I used the Tombow markers that came so highly recommended by some of my workshop attendees to color mine. I love that they can be used as watercolor markers… kind of … Continued
I recently taught a “Musical Canvas” introduction to mixed media art workshop. In it, we try out many basic techniques of mixed media, and switch canvases at each one. By the time we were done, everyone had worked at least … Continued
The first layer of “Housing Development” was created in a demo for an advanced Citra Solv workshop that I was teaching a week or so ago. I loved the brown and blue combination of this piece, so was excited to … Continued
Peerless watercolors first made their appearance in 1902, initially being used to tint photographs. Now, over 100 years later, they are still made using the same process that Chas. F. Nicolson developed when the company was formed in 1885. Peerless … Continued
Today’s Journal prompt is to give yourself a piece of advice! If you were your own mother, or friend, what advice would you give yourself? Here is some advice from myself that I have been needing to pay heed to! … Continued