A Grateful Heart

It’s Thanksgiving day, my favorite holiday of the year. I love having a day to focus on gratitude. It a time … More

Using a Ruler

When people look at my drawings, their first question is often, “Do you use a ruler?” My ink drawings … More

This week several people came to me with the same question: How do you make time to draw? Life is … More

Early in the month I was reminded that this is InkTober! Many of you probably know what that means but … More

To those new to drawing, seeing values can be perplexing. Most people see color instead of value. Then if something … More

Pencil drawing is great fun to be sure. It’s possible to get soft and subtle gradations from light to dark. … More

Every drawing is an opportunity to see something new, express a new idea and learn more about how to draw. … More

The line drawing in and of itself is not bad. It’s interesting and tells the story of the place. But … More

Last week I started with a basic tone of lines over the preliminary drawing . This design becomes the foundation to build … More

After the very small thumbnail sketches to plan how I will compose a scene, it’s time to begin the actual … More