Thoughts on Drawing from Nature
When I first began drawing, I had flowers on my mind. In looking back over the years, it seems many of my favorite artworks and illustrations have been vases of flowers. I love trees, river scenes,...
View ArticleYou Can’t Go Wrong with Chives
I love chives. Really, I love all herbs, and my little herb garden is a wondrous source of delight in my life. It’s great to slip out the front door, pick a few fresh herbs, and use them in cooking.
View ArticleLosing It
“I’ve finally got it all together…I just don’t remember where I put it.” I’ve always loved that quote, and it’s never been more apt than it has since I became “an artist”. Having always been a creative...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean to be an Artist?
Anyone can learn the proper techniques to follow in art, but that alone does not make one an artist.
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The Eight-Hour Bee
When I was first learning to draw back in 2015, I read an article about a drawing class where the students spent 20 weeks working on a nose. I’m assuming that each class lasted for at least an hour, so...
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Sometimes I Surprise Myself
If you’ve been reading this blog, you already know that I’m not a botanical artist. I love seeing those exquisite, precise, detailed drawings that other artists create, but I learned long ago that I...
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Celebrating Earth Day
As a landscape artist and a lover of nature, I have a deep reverence and appreciation for Earth Day. This special day was first celebrated in 1970 largely in response to the environmental crises of the...
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Nature Journaling
I’m very glad I’ve learned the basic “how-to’s” of nature journaling. Although our weather was quite uncooperative for a while — rain, ice, and snow in April — it finally warmed up a bit. I was able to...
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Frills and Fussy Bits
Before I learned to draw, I doodled — mostly flowers. Flowers are fun and fairly easy to doodle. Even now if I sit down and start to doodle while on a phone call, I invariably find myself doodling the...
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Trust Yourself
I recently signed up for another free online class from Michael’s. This one was on “Watercolor Herbs”. Being a lover of all things herbal and having discovered how much fun watercolor can be when I...
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