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Drawing Still In Process – Take A Peek At Earth Seed

I was up to my neck in creation last week. One idea after another kept coming at me and I took notes as quickly as I could, but some of them got away. Oh well. They’ll come back someday I suppose.
I’ve scanned a few parts of Earth Seed. Some parts are much more developed than [...]

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Cycle Of Creation Mind Map

A friend and I were talking about creative work this week, so I drew this mind map to express my own experience with the process. It’s never a straight line from start to finish for me. Each creation soars for a while and then submerges. After a while, anywhere from a week to a year, [...]

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Who’s in Control Here Anyway (Not Me)

The Muse winds its way around hidden obstacles and keeps me from stubbing my toes in dark. Thanks Muse-Dude.
I didn’t think all those jigsaw puzzles I obsessed over last summer had anything to do with art, but they did. Same with those huge collections of found things. (Especially the rocks.) And now, as can be [...]

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Beneath > Earth Seed WIP

The drawing called Beneath has become Earth Seed. I hope this mind map explains why.
Click image to see enlargement.

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Spirit of Art – Creative Flow Mind Map

I drew this mind map while thinking about creative flow. It seems to work this way for me every time. Is your flow similar or extremely different?

That’s a larger onscreen version above.
And here’s a printable pdf creative flow mind map.

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Beneath – Exploration Drawing WIP

I’m working on an “exploration” drawing. My explorations begin with a feeling or meaning and I keep drawing until I find it on the paper. In this one, I’m looking for the feeling in this series of words:
under>beneath>shelter >protected >insulated
I’m not sure where the desire to draw “under” or “beneath” came from, but it had [...]

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New Drawing Video – Three Pears

I’m drawing three pears from life in this video, and I added the narration afterwards. Hope you enjoy it! (And now you know what I’ve been doing this week.)

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More Adventures With Depression, Anxiety, OCD, And Creativity

For those of you who don’t know, I started taking depression medication last September. I’m very happy to tell you that after seven months we finally found the right kind and got the dose adjusted to what I need. This took such a long time because when the medications took care of one [...]

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The Joy Of Drawing

In my last post, I talked about stashing away special drawing treasures to give your inner artist a treat, but there are lots of great drawings waiting to be discovered all around you too. Thimbles, silverware, candles, coins, mugs, small toys, tools, fruit, and all the everyday things you’re so used to that you don’t [...]

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Make Drawing Easier – Create A Drawing Stash

The best way to become very good at drawing is to draw nearly everyday, but finding something to draw is challenging sometimes. Some days time is too short to walk around until inspiration hits. On other days, inspiration needs a little push to get started. If you have a menagerie of drawing subjects to choose [...]

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