The What and the Where

I’ve been writing about ideas from “Powerful Watercolor Landscapes,” a terrific book for artists of all media, written by … More

The Why

Continuing with ideas from Catherine Gill’s fabulous book, Powerful Watercolor Landscapes, (see previous post) on page 18 Cathe explains: “When you begin … More

Book Review: Powerful Watercolor Landscapes

From time to time I enjoy sharing some of my favorite drawing books. There are many great ones out there, chock … More

Celebrating Earth Day

As you might guess from all the trees I draw, I am a nature lover. I can find enough inspiration … More

New Work

Over the past few weeks I’ve been working on some new drawings. In addition to teaching, and sketching on location, … More

Let’s Take a Field Trip

I like to take my classes to a local coffee shop to gain experience drawing in public. For those new to … More

Staying Inside the Box

Drawing boats is always a challenge. Those curved shapes are graceful and symmetrical and yet so difficult to put in … More

One Week 100 People

Did you see the online drawing challenge this week? #Oneweek100people2017. I thought it would be kind of fun so I … More

Do you see what I see?

Working with straight lines is one thing, but how do you deal with round? Circles in perspective can boggle the … More

Looking Up

For most drawings, basic two point perspective works just fine. Occasionally, we might want to try a more dramatic angle. … More