Why I Draw

Sometimes I carefully plan out my blog posts, and sometimes, like last week’s, they’re quite spontaneous. After writing that one, … More

Why we Draw

There are so many reasons for drawing. First and foremost, it’s fun. I’ve just come from a drawing session at … More

For many, winter is dreary, cold and often not too inspiring for drawing. But one day this week there was a cloudless … More

There’s no question about it. Drawing from life is best. Not only can you see the subject clearly, but there, … More

I’ve spent quite a bit of time now talking about various aspects of portrait drawing. It would be logical to … More

When I draw from a model at the weekly portrait sessions I participate in, I really enjoy using toned paper. … More

For the past few weeks as I’ve been describing the position of facial features I’ve been working in very simple … More

We have positioned the eyes, nose and mouth on the face. What’s left? The ears and hair line. The … More

Continuing our discussion of portrait drawing, let’s move on to add more features. Once the eyes are located we can add … More

After laying in the guidelines to show the position of the head, now it’s time to position the features. When … More