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- INFP Artist Mind Map of Creative Flow
January 27, 2010, 12:02
Click image to see larger mind map. This is a mind map of my art creation process. For those of you who didn't come here from the INFP Companion, "infp" is a…
- INFP Flip Mind Map
March 2, 2010, 00:19
For those of you who didn't come here through INFP Companion, I've gathered a lot of resources for INFPs there. Don't know what an INFP is? It's a perso…
- About
March 27, 2007, 15:09
My name is Carol Rosinski and I’m a teaching artist. A teaching artist is an artist who gets great enjoyment and fulfillment from teaching their medium to …
- Drawing Classes
March 15, 2009, 13:07
About Carol Rosinski's online drawing classes.
- Carol
March 22, 2009, 15:47
My name is Carol Rosinski and I’m a teaching artist. A teaching artist is an artist who gets great enjoyment and fulfillment from teaching their medium to o…
- Contact
February 17, 2009, 18:57
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Blog Posts
- Drawing Inspiration (59)
- Spirit of Art - Creative Flow Mind Map
January 24, 2010, 09:10
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…
- The Joy Of Drawing
March 9, 2009, 20:44
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 b…
- Make Drawing Easier - Create A Drawing Stash
March 5, 2009, 23:17
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 w…
- Drawing With A Sense Of Touch
February 21, 2009, 13:48
I'm working on another drawing video and my husband pointed out something after he watched it. When I look away from the drawing and at the subject, I keep ri…
- Become a Better Instrument of Creativity
February 16, 2009, 15:02
Good draftsmanship is the ability to record what you see with a drawing tool, but that skill does not necessarily lead to creativity. Creativity in drawing is t…
- Drawing Day At Toad Hollow Studio
June 6, 2008, 22:23
June 7th is Drawing Day and I'm going to be drawing all day. Our drawing club is going to be drawing, too, and I've created some sketching demonstrations to get…
- Drawing Day June 7, 2008
May 12, 2008, 00:19
I love the idea of a Drawing Day! A day where everyone sets aside a little time to make art. Art communities across the web are hosting drawing events that day …
- Getting Things Done – An Artist Gets Organized
November 9, 2007, 19:23
Sometimes there are just too many ideas in my head! I actually try to block some of them because I just don’t know how to manage them all. I’ve tried to set…
- Real Art
October 15, 2007, 22:03
As long as your idea is original, so is your art. Period. It doesn't matter if you used a grid to draw from a photograph or if you drew from life. It doesn't ma…
- Online Art Class - Basic Line Drawing
September 2, 2007, 12:08
I've been really busy these last two weeks getting my Online Drawing Class up and running. There was a huge learning curve to the classroom software, and our ho…
- My First Moleskine
July 25, 2007, 16:01
I'm cheap. Probably one of the reasons why I love drawing so much is that it's a really cheap medium. Anyway, I've never wanted to hand over the money for a Mol…
- Drawing Pencil Comparison Chart
July 10, 2007, 23:10
I've made a comparison of common drawing pencils and I've marked the best choices for sketching and fine art. Enjoy! Brand Range Quality Price Best…
- Missive from the Art Front
June 29, 2007, 18:42
Have made significant progress reclaiming art territory. Was victorious in battle of wills with husband and five cats. (Husband fixed own dinner. Cats cleared o…
- The Path of Least Resistance
April 27, 2007, 22:02
I'm reading an excellent and enlightening book about the creative process called The Path of Least Resistance - Principles For Creating What You Want to Create …
- Rose Meditation
April 25, 2007, 20:47
This rainy day has put my butterfly project on hold for a while, so I'm back to drawing roses. This is the line drawing of the rose I'm working on today. Drawin…
- Drawing is About Touch
April 16, 2007, 21:19
Drawing is a felt thing. After you've been at it for a while, the eye and hand become so coordinated that drawings are created almost entirely by touch. I love …
- Forever Young
April 2, 2007, 18:49
The girls were back today. I've written about them before. There are three of them and I guess they're about 10 or 12 years old. I first saw them last year, lat…
- Dancing into Spring
March 17, 2007, 11:32
I wish I could draw a bird's Spring song. I'd draw it with flitting dashes and long passionate strokes. It would be music that could be heard with the eyes. And…
- The Poetry of Drawing
March 5, 2007, 10:59
Drawing is a language. It's poetry in line and form. The snow I see on the ground is streaked with the shadows of trees. They are a sundial measuring the time o…
- Newsletter
January 8, 2007, 07:01
I've finally put together a newsletter! I've had a sign-up on my site for quite a while but this is the first issue. In it I've mentioned the changes I've made …
- A Neat Draw-on-your-Screen Site!
December 17, 2006, 14:07
I love this site but it's awfully hard for me to leave! Every time I click a new color I have to "balance" things out on the screen ... aaaaaack! I love this si…
- The New Dick Blick 2007 Catalog
December 13, 2006, 17:53
I just got the new 2007 Dick Blick Catalog and there are two drawing papers listed in it that I've never tried. One is called the Fabriano Accademia Disegno Dra…
- Sketching Vegetables
November 9, 2006, 09:05
Even if the vegetable I'm scrutinizing is going to end up in the oven, I usually consider its sketching potential before buying it! One time, I emptied an enti…
- Making Room for Drawing
October 31, 2006, 10:15
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I've been trying to finish one small drawing a day for a month. I've been doing that but have had to bend the "rules&quo…
- Sometimes the Process is the Point
October 30, 2006, 05:40
These walnut shells are not drawn perfectly. I left out a lot of detail, the shadows aren’t quite right, and my values are off. That’s ok. It’s close eno…
- Learning to Draw
October 1, 2006, 12:50
There is a simple truth you should know about drawing. In order to learn to draw, you have to draw. You can read about technique and teachers can point you in …
- Creativity - Scrambled Eggs Style
September 21, 2006, 13:57
I have a technique for turning on my creativity that I’d like to share with you. I call it "Scrambled Eggs" because you have to give your mind a lit…
- Free Art Supply Catalogs
September 13, 2006, 19:10
I love free art supply catalogs. I've put together a list of catalogs that you can order online. I love art supplies. I collect them. I've got piles of paper, s…
- Compassion
September 7, 2006, 06:44
I was wondering how to draw compassion yesterday. The image that came to me was a drop of rain about to fall from the tip of a leaf. There is enough room in the…
- Art and Fear
September 2, 2006, 18:57
I’ve been reading Art & Fear again. It’s really a very good book about the process of making art. One thing in particular that helped my realize somethi…
- Gentle Persuasion
August 30, 2006, 14:38
I was so tempted to stop today. I was in the middle of creating a new drawing lesson and my scanner had broken. That seemed like one obstacle too many and I wan…
- Drawing is the Root
August 28, 2006, 18:40
Drawing is a solid base. It’s the root of many great works of art. It’s my personal base too. As the world buzzes on around me, if I have drawn each day I a…
- How a Muse is like a Cat
August 27, 2006, 16:06
This excerpt is from my drawing club. We were talking about how to deal with the great energy that creativity generates ... and how it doesn’t always come whe…
- A Little Reminder
August 26, 2006, 09:48
... blossoms up ... roots down ...blossom - a time or state of beauty root - the source or point of originA little reminder about how to grow your garden.~~~ C…
- Drawing is Magic
August 18, 2006, 17:21
Dance your pencil across to the paper to the rhythm of the scene before you. Listen to the music of life and let it be your conductor. When you draw, magic flo…
- Time
August 2, 2006, 17:06
Why do we feel that if our drawing is not done quickly it’s not worth doing? The world is too hurried and our art is suffering from it. Drawing is not manufac…
- Drawing Wild Flowers
April 24, 2006, 13:28
Spring in Michigan in amazing. In a few weeks the world goes from all brown sticks and mud to wild flowers and sunshine. I think I’m happiest when laying on m…
- What is Not Seen
April 8, 2006, 09:06
The sun glistens on bare branches highlighting each tightly closed leaf bud. Potential swells each one. Curled in upon themselves, they are waiting for Spring's…
- We Add a Little of Ourselves to our Art
February 9, 2006, 11:27
I'm drawing a winter scene of an old barn in a field of snow with weeds and snow in the foreground from a photo. The scene caught my eye because of the sense of…
- Thirty Days of Drawing
January 30, 2006, 06:08
I’m always amazed by how much anyone’s drawing skill can be improved with practice. I hear so many people say they can’t draw or can’t draw well and the…
- How to Draw Flowers
August 14, 2005, 15:29
1. Find a meadow, garden or another place where flowers tend to grow. 2. Get there early in the morning or late in the evening when the light is slanted and …
- It's Done
July 17, 2005, 18:12
There comes a time to let a piece go. That’s it. It’s done. No more chances to change one more thing. No more time to consider how it should grow and ca…
- How to Draw
May 15, 2005, 15:07
1. You will need something to draw with and something to draw on. Paper and pencil, chalk and sidewalk, finger and mud, brunt stick and cave wall; all these t…
- Spring Thaw
April 28, 2005, 07:04
Sometimes the muse slows down, stops. No more whispers in your ear. No more urgings to follow. Like ice, the flow freezes. Don't worry and, above all, don't …
- She Speaks
April 9, 2005, 12:47
Sun beating through the window promises spring. Sharp wind outside speaks of winter. Somewhere in the middle, I sit with pencil and paper taking the dictation…
- You Never Draw Alone
February 28, 2005, 05:41
You attract magic to you when you draw. When your pencil touches paper, little ears perk up all around you. Unseen eyes turn your way. Breaths are drawn in e…
- Dream Bird in Flight
February 14, 2005, 07:09
This morning as I was coming awake, a bird flashed into my mind's eye. It was clear and boldly covered with black on white designs. When I picked up my pencil t…
- How to Draw Fairies
January 29, 2005, 14:05
(First you must find one.) To find one, you might: listen to moonbeams, follow snails, look behind wishes, or feel around under aspirations. To draw a fa…
- Draw Something Right Now
January 1, 2005, 18:35
All is well when you draw. The world waits for you to catch it’s essence. Time pauses as you trace its contours. The universe awaits your touch in silent e…
- Drawing is Universal
December 29, 2004, 05:45
Drawing is universal. As your pencil touches your paper, a direct conduit from your heart to the outer reaches of the universe is made. When you trace the gen…
- Your Muse Will Never Leave You
December 25, 2004, 13:45
The nature of a muse is that she doesn't care how old you are. She is the same one that inspired you to play in mud and imagine whole civilizations under clover…
- A Gesture in Time
December 12, 2004, 06:26
Birds in flight, leaves circling down ... can you catch the wind? A movement across the paper with pencil tip dancing, chasing an ever changing scene. Sometimes…
- How to Find Ideas for Drawing
December 11, 2004, 05:58
Look under mushrooms. Dig in the dirt with a stick and pull them up like potatoes. Listen for inspiration chirping first thing in the morning along with the b…
- How to Draw Fantasy Artwork
December 10, 2004, 14:52
Drawing fantasy artwork takes a certain frame of mind. You have to step out of your normal world and into the world of magic. Imagine you are walking along a p…
- Draw all Things
November 25, 2004, 13:16
Draw all things. Be afraid of nothing. Every subject can be broken down into line, form and value. Be courageous with your pencil. Become an art warrior. C…
- The Advantage of Drawing Slowly
November 13, 2004, 04:26
There is a lot of pressure, in this society, to do things quickly. Some drawing, though, takes as long as it takes and cannot be rushed. It is an honor to slowl…
- Dance your Art into the World
November 12, 2004, 07:34
Are you dancing with your art or are you struggling with it? Is the sun beam shining through the window hurting your eyes or creating a song made out of light e…
- Draw more Magic into your Life
November 11, 2004, 08:39
Take a pencil in your hand and draw your world, the one you see around you or the one you see in your head. Either one will take you into a reality that speaks…
- Drawing is a Quiet Adventure into Your Soul
November 10, 2004, 15:29
Drawing is a quiet adventure into your soul. Through drawing, you explore what you love, need and admire. With your pencil in hand, you carefully craft a window…
- Spirit of Art - Creative Flow Mind Map
- Drawing Technique (47)
- Key - What It Is, Why It Matters To Your Drawings, And How To Change It (Part Two)
April 10, 2009, 21:06
It's best to begin manipulating key after you know how to shade reasonably well but want more control. There are several reasons why you need to know how to con…
- New Drawing Video - Three Pears
April 2, 2009, 21:30
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.)
- Key - What It Is, Why It Matters To Your Drawings, And How To Change It (Part One)
March 25, 2009, 17:36
In a previous post, I mentioned that it's possible to realistically change the "key" of part of a drawing to make it work better. Key is the range of values in …
- Red Horses, Green Fields, and Why Artists Have to Lie
February 11, 2009, 14:58
I wrote in my Valentine post that I'd exaggerated the values in that drawing. Drawing in gray scale requires a bit of reality manipulation sometimes because man…
- New Sketching Workshop
July 9, 2008, 14:28
I've just finished uploading a Sketching Workshop to my online classroom and it's open and ready for students! The workshop was inspired by the members of my dr…
- Drawing Day At Toad Hollow Studio
June 6, 2008, 22:23
June 7th is Drawing Day and I'm going to be drawing all day. Our drawing club is going to be drawing, too, and I've created some sketching demonstrations to get…
- Want to Draw? Start at the Beginning.
June 3, 2008, 18:26
No matter how you want to draw in the end, the beginning is always the same. The basics of drawing never change. You have to learn to see, and you have to learn…
- Precision Drawing Does Not Equal Over Rendering
March 31, 2008, 18:48
I think there is a big misconception about drawing with precision. A lot of people think it leads to drawings that look over rendered or "tight." I can understa…
- Texture Secrets
December 14, 2007, 22:24
Some textures can be absolutely horrifying to even contemplate drawing! Honestly, a field of weeds can send an artist into shock if they’re not prepared. T…
- One Stroke After Another
November 23, 2007, 21:05
I’ve been working on a commissioned piece for the last ten days. It’s taking longer than I expected it to, and I started to worry about if I’d have it don…
- With Pencil in Hand
November 16, 2007, 13:27
I’ve been trying to create a smooth background for a drawing and was totally frustrated by all my attempts. I tried it with powdered graphite and every brush …
- Online Classes - Basic Line Drawing and a New Class Opening Soon
October 26, 2007, 16:15
Just wanted to remind everyone that the next session of Basic Line Drawing begins Oct. 29. You can register through the 29th. To keep the week of Thanksgiving a…
- Online Drawing Class - Basic Line Drawing - Sept. 17
September 16, 2007, 23:07
The next session of my Basic Line Drawing class begins Sept. 17. You can register through the 17th. Hope to be drawing with you soon! Carol
- The Best Way to Learn How to Draw
September 12, 2007, 13:57
The best way to learn how to draw is to draw. Really, it is. No one can teach you how to draw like the process of drawing can. Each person draws in a unique way…
- Online Art Class - Basic Line Drawing
September 2, 2007, 12:08
I've been really busy these last two weeks getting my Online Drawing Class up and running. There was a huge learning curve to the classroom software, and our ho…
- Building A Sturdy Frame
August 19, 2007, 21:21
Line drawing is so very important, and I always want to rush by it to get on with the more exciting parts. I love to see a drawing come alive when I add value a…
- Warming Up
August 3, 2007, 14:19
After all these years of drawing, I still have to warm-up. I think that's a little piece of info that beginners, and some of those not so beginner-ish, might no…
- Advanced Shading and How to Draw and Shade a Flower
May 27, 2007, 00:44
This Spring has turned into a very busy season for me. I did manage to get a couple more drawing lessons uploaded, though. I've had the bulk of them put togethe…
- More About Online Drawing Lessons
May 7, 2007, 21:03
I've spent a good part of the day getting my online lesson outlines up. The class software came with my new host and it's extensive and wonderful, but I sure wi…
- ... and even more roses!
May 1, 2007, 00:15
This is what I'm working on right now. It's a flower drawing lesson that uses a simple shading technique that builds on the one I explained in Shading Basics. B…
- Basic Shading Technique
April 24, 2007, 00:12
My newest drawing lesson is up and running! Whew! It's actually two related lessons. The first is about an easy shading technique made with the side of the penc…
- Drawing is About Touch
April 16, 2007, 21:19
Drawing is a felt thing. After you've been at it for a while, the eye and hand become so coordinated that drawings are created almost entirely by touch. I love …
- Figure Drawing for Artists who Don't Have a Figure
April 4, 2007, 20:15
I've just finished a little piece about figure drawing and I used myself as the model for the illustration for it. My goodness, it certainly was revealing, in m…
- The Zen of Shadows
March 22, 2007, 14:25
Drawing a deep shadow takes patience. I usually create them with several layers of graphite. My process goes something like this: 1. Cover the area with hatchi…
- New Drawing and Sketching Lessons
December 23, 2006, 07:17
Toad Hollow Studio has been updated! I've added links at the top right of this page so that you will be able to travel back and forth between the sites more ea…
- Shiny Ornament Drawing in Six Steps - Steps 5 and 6
December 9, 2006, 06:11
In this step, I hatched in the darkest values of each area like this: On the top of the ornament, the edges were the darkest part and that dark value g…
- Shiny Ornament Drawing in Six Steps - Steps 2,3 and 4
December 8, 2006, 09:45
Step 2 Next I added the hook and the shape of the shadow the ornament was casting. To help myself draw those lines in their right positions, …
- Shiny Ornament Drawing in Six Steps
December 7, 2006, 08:30
Shiny ornaments are challenging to draw because of all the reflections. Recently I challenged the members of my forum to draw a shiny ornament an…
- The Difference Between Sketching and Drawing
December 5, 2006, 08:50
In my mind there is a difference between sketching and drawing. I sketch quickly. I use sketches to work out possibilities and solve composition problems. I ske…
- Intuitive Drawing
December 4, 2006, 09:16
Take a look at this value scale. See how the right sides of all the values look lighter as they get nearer the darker value to the right. The opposite thing…
- Colorizing Pencil Drawings via Computer
December 1, 2006, 09:53
Sometimes, I like to experiment with adding color to my drawings with a computer. These rosebuds were drawn with graphite pencil and then colorized using Photo…
- Three Onions on a Canson Classic Cream Drawing Paper
November 22, 2006, 13:55
I sketched these three onions on Canson Classic Cream Drawing Paper which I think is a pretty good paper for quick, rough sketching. For comparison, the texture…
- Strathmore Regular Surface Drawing Paper
November 16, 2006, 12:58
I like this paper very much. It's off-white, as you can see, and the texture is a little rough. It makes a good quick sketching paper because of that roughness.…
- Blind Contour Drawing
November 14, 2006, 09:54
This leaf was a challenge to draw. Parts of it were going away from me, parts of it were coming at me, and parts of it were coming at me and then curving away …
- Obsessed Cats and Point Protectors
November 13, 2006, 05:34
Luckily, I’d put point protectors on all of the pencils. I’m happy to report that only three popped off out of twelve. So … LOL … I’d like to add to m…
- Simple Pleasures – Point Protectors
November 10, 2006, 09:44
My box of goodies from Dick Blick is here! I ordered these little things called "Sav-A-Points" and I wish I had ordered two packages of them instead of just one…
- Drawing Tool – Downloadable Value Scale to Print
November 1, 2006, 10:37
A value scale is a handy tool that you can use to help you see and draw value. To use a scale to see value, hold it up so that the edge of the scale is next…
- Line Drawing
October 29, 2006, 12:32
Line drawing is so soothing! I love to move the pencil across the paper, tilting it to add weight to the line or laying the pencil on its side to make a textur…
- The Joy of Drawing with Charcoal
October 28, 2006, 08:13
This little pumpkin was drawn with charcoal pencils, a stump and erasers. It was a pleasure to draw. The charcoal was extremely responsive to my touch. First I…
- The Nude Kiss
October 27, 2006, 07:34
Drawing both the foil wrapper on the "Kiss" and the crushed wrapper to the right were the most difficult parts of this small drawing! I almost bit off more tha…
- How To Set Up A Still Life
October 26, 2006, 07:30
In my last post, I talked about how important it is to draw from life and it’s a lot easier to do that if you know how to set up a simple still life. Here are…
- Drawing From Life
October 25, 2006, 07:22
I think that drawing from reference photos is fine but I also think that beginners should draw from life as much as they can ... even exclusively at first. Draw…
- Drawing Paper
October 20, 2006, 11:14
I am always looking for good drawing paper. My two favorites, at the moment, are Arches Hotpress Watercolor Paper and Stonehenge. Arches Hotpress Watercolor …
- Seeing Color as Value – A Drawing Exercise
October 10, 2006, 06:05
When creating a realistic drawing, being able to see the true value of color is just as important as observing how light direction makes shadows fall. Value is …
- How to Draw Textures
September 29, 2006, 14:31
There are really not many tricks for drawing textures. You can use the texture of your paper to help you create some of them but, in the end, you still have to …
- Drawing from the Heart
August 21, 2006, 11:35
Talking about drawing from the heart is a wonderful way to start out in my new home here at Typepad. Sometimes when you are drawing from life you simply cannot …
- Thirty Days of Drawing
January 30, 2006, 06:08
I’m always amazed by how much anyone’s drawing skill can be improved with practice. I hear so many people say they can’t draw or can’t draw well and the…
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- Key - What It Is, Why It Matters To Your Drawings, And How To Change It (Part Two)
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- Drawing Still In Process - Take A Peek At Earth Seed
March 1, 2010, 07:54
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. …
- Beneath > Earth Seed WIP
February 1, 2010, 17:06
The drawing called Beneath has become Earth Seed. I hope this mind map explains why. Click image to see enlargement.
- Beneath - Exploration Drawing WIP
November 26, 2009, 14:26
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…
- Valentine's Day Drawing - Heart and Apple Blossoms
February 7, 2009, 14:37
We had a Valentine's Day Exchange at the drawing club today and my drawing was a challenge. I discovered that it's difficult to balance a design in a heart shap…
- Roots - WIP a Little Farther Along
January 12, 2009, 14:45
Here's where I am on Roots. As you can see, I'm working in the details using small squares. To do that I cut small squares out of paper (masks) and place them a…
- Roots, my latest WIP (… and thank you for wondering where I’ve been.)
January 1, 2009, 15:42
Thank you all for leaving comments and emailing me after I wrote that last post about being depressed, and then dropped out of sight. I'm sorry I didn't respond…
- Tall Grass Sketch
July 18, 2008, 23:23
This tall grass is growing right outside my front door. (Yes, I know. I know. We don't trim as much as we could.) Anyway, the grass' stems are dark purple-ish a…
- Dune and Grass at Lake Michigan
July 5, 2008, 22:50
I sketched this scene at Lake Michigan today. The foreground is tall grass that grows near the shore and the background is part of an exposed dune with …
- Honeysuckle Leaves in a Cha Cha Beat
June 28, 2008, 13:59
These Honeysuckle leaves growing around a stick had a rhythm that sung to me and, although the drawing is simple, I think I've captured the melody in this drawi…
- Sketching Nature Simply - Lombardy Poplar
June 17, 2008, 14:17
After a huge scare involving the health of our oldest cat, a long sleepless night, and an amazing recovery, I spent some time sketching outside last evening to …
- Daisy Sketch
June 10, 2008, 14:18
This daisy was another Drawing Day sketch and I must admit that I chose this flower because it was nearest the edge of the path in our overgrown meadow, and I d…
- Drawing with Charcoal
June 8, 2008, 13:04
This is a charcoal drawing of my cat "Freddy" that I did for Drawing Day. I don't usually draw with charcoal, but a club member's great success with the stuff i…
- Molly at the Window - Miniature of a Torti Cat WIP
April 1, 2008, 18:13
I’ve discovered that the blinds are going to be both the beauty and beast of this piece! I can’t draw them straight enough freehand, and yet if I make them …
- Molly at the Window
March 25, 2008, 20:14
Here’s the current progress on my miniature drawing of Molly the cat. If you're screen resolution is 1280 x 800, you're seeing this drawing at about actual si…
- More on Miniatures
March 20, 2008, 19:40
I’ve been talking about drawing miniatures in the Drawing Club, too, and a few people asked me to put together some tips about drawing them. I’ve done that …
- Drawing Queen Anne's Lace In Winter
January 2, 2008, 14:57
I'm drawing Queen Anne's Lace with 18 inches of snow on the ground, and it feels wonderful. I forget about how cold it is and how long it is until Spring as I s…
- Loving and Hating Corel Painter
December 30, 2007, 21:55
I like to draw on the computer because it's fast. Well, it should be fast and it certainly seems fast. Truthfully, though, I usually end up spending just as muc…
- The Calligraphy of Trees
October 31, 2007, 14:18
It's Autumn in Michigan and all I see around me are huge stands of trees turning bright colors. Oh, sure, there are other things to draw, but the trees really c…
- Turtle Island - First Composition
September 16, 2007, 23:49
I've been thinking of illustrating the Turtle Island myth. I've never worked visually with a myth before and it both constrains and inspires. Here's my first co…
- Finding a New Gallery
August 23, 2007, 13:24
I haven't put any of my work into a gallery for quite a while now. It's been stacking up in a drawer. I've never been enthusiastic about selling my work through…
- Bell in my Honeysuckle Bush
July 27, 2007, 20:15
I love the sound of wind chimes in a summer breeze through an open window! This year I hung little brass bells in the Honeysuckle bush outside our living room w…
- The Queen Anne's Lace Across the Road
July 18, 2007, 18:19
Summer is filling my heart with happiness. :)
- Gnome Homes!
May 18, 2007, 23:08
I used to sculpt quite a bit. As a matter of fact, I thought sculpture would be my major back in college. Later on, I got a job as a jeweler and made wax models…
- Second Rose
April 26, 2007, 20:45
Here is my second rose. I used a much rougher hatching technique on both these roses than I usually do. I used very soft pencils to shade them, too, so that the…
- Value Study of a Rose
April 18, 2007, 12:33
I did this little study last night. The only tools I used were a 2B pencil and a kneaded eraser. I used the side of the pencil to add the shading and I didn't d…
- Longing for Roses
April 12, 2007, 16:35
I'm going to draw some roses. I need to look at flowers! This sad, cold, snowy, icy Spring weather is getting me down, and I want to spend some time gazing at f…
- Drawing on the Computer Again
April 10, 2007, 21:15
I'm working on a computer drawing today. What I love about drawing on the computer is that I get to add light tones over dark. That's a treat and it's actually …
- Two Cats in a Beam (Almost Done!)
April 5, 2007, 17:28
I'm going to work on this today and try to get it done. In this image, I've finished the texture across the bottom and I've started working on making the bands …
- Two Cats in a Beam - Still Not Done, But Closer!
April 1, 2007, 20:00
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I'm not done with this yet. It's a small piece, but I've let myself get distracted from it a lot. I'm working on the text…
- Stippled May Apples
March 30, 2007, 22:37
Lovely green things are poking their noses out of the ground all around here. These are May Apples. They come up out of the ground with their leaves swirled aro…
- Two Cats in a Beam - A Little More Done
March 20, 2007, 10:57
I'm starting to work more detail into the cat on the left and I'm experimenting with how dark the "darks" really need to be behind him. They need to be very da…
- Two Cats in a Beam - Not Quite Done
March 16, 2007, 09:34
I thought I'd let you take a peek at Two Cats in a Beam. It's not quite done yet. I've blocked in the major shapes and have started adding detail to the cat on …
- The Snow has Melted!
March 13, 2007, 10:08
Our snow cover has melted, all except a few stubborn patches, the sun is warm, and I saw the tops of tulip leaves poking up out of the ground this morning. I've…
- On the Easel
March 10, 2007, 08:43
I'm currently creating some illustrations for a horse behaviorist but I'm working on a couple of other art works of my own, too. I'm drawing a small piece that …
- Horses
March 8, 2007, 09:10
I'm drawing horses this month. I'm creating some illustrations for someone and I've been studying horses and really looking at their anatomy. They are beautiful…
- The Enchanted Tree
January 29, 2007, 15:08
I call this piece the Enchanted Tree. It's been stuck on my easel for quite a while but today it finally stepped into the world! . . . . . . …
- On the Easel
January 1, 2007, 15:28
Two Cats in a Beam, The Enchanted Tree, and the Magic Cabinet. These are the drawings I'm currently working on. I've been working on The Enchanted Tree for way …
- A Wishing Stone
December 28, 2006, 15:54
This is a "wishing stone!" I just drew it as an illustration and thought I would share it with you. The instructions are to paint a lucky symbol on the stone, t…
- The Story Teller's Kitchen
December 14, 2006, 14:25
I didn't draw today. I've been preoccupied with several things and I didn't get around to sitting myself down to draw. It takes an effort to get myself sat down…
- Drawing in Process - Flowerpot Finished
December 2, 2006, 07:52
Here's the final piece. I finished hatching in the seed packet and its shadow, added a generic flower on the front of the packet, and added a few more little sp…
- Drawing in Process - Flowerpot Step Five
November 29, 2006, 09:26
I worked on the pot and its shadow last night. I darkened the shadow it's casting, rearranged the "shaping" shadows on its body, darkened and added detail to th…
- Drawing in Process - Flowerpot Step Four
November 26, 2006, 06:09
I've added some texture to the dirt that's still in the pot. I know that this illustration is going to be displayed online and at a pretty small size, so scanni…
- Drawing in Process - Flowerpot Part Three
November 24, 2006, 09:13
As you can see, this drawing is coming along very slowly. This week was so busy for me that I just didn't have many chances to work on it. It was very nice, tho…
- Three Onions on a Canson Classic Cream Drawing Paper
November 22, 2006, 13:55
I sketched these three onions on Canson Classic Cream Drawing Paper which I think is a pretty good paper for quick, rough sketching. For comparison, the texture…
- Drawing in Process - Flowerpot Part Two
November 19, 2006, 15:10
This drawing is coming along very slowly because I have a ton of things to do to get ready for Thanksgiving. That's okay, though. It's nice to have a drawing I …
- Drawing in Process - Flowerpot
November 17, 2006, 09:40
I'm drawing an illustration for an article I've written. I thought I'd show you the drawing as it progresses. I'm using a very smooth Bristol Board (Strathmore …
- Hoping you find Flowers to Draw
November 15, 2006, 06:48
My Christmas Cactus is blooming! Well … it's only got two blossoms but that's more than it usually gets. I'm not sure what I do wrong, but it hardly every blo…
- I’m Having an Affair
November 6, 2006, 09:39
Don’t tell my pencils but every once in a while, I like to sneak off with my laptop and indulge in a long, intense session of drawing via computer. I have …
- Cats are Timeless
November 4, 2006, 14:39
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- Cat in a Circle
September 28, 2006, 17:19
Cats never worry about deadlines, things they should be doing, what needs to be done next, sticking to schedules, or much of anything besides what's for dinner.…
- Dance by the Light of the Moon
September 23, 2006, 14:13
- I Forgot my Roots Today
September 10, 2006, 19:01
I didn’t draw today and I feel awful. Drawing is more than just a fun and interesting thing I do, it’s my root system. If I miss a day, I start to wilt. So,…
- More from the Enchanted Forest
September 9, 2006, 18:24
I worked more work on The Enchanted Tree today. I’m putting in the door. I got the idea for this drawing from a blog entry I wrote a while ago. Sometimes smal…
- The Enchanted Tree
September 6, 2006, 09:50
I've changed my drawing "time" to the morning and I've moved back into a drawing space where I was very productive in the past as suggested in Art &am…
- The How to Draw Book
December 23, 2005, 10:16
My book is almost done! It has taken three months of extreme concentration and drawing from sunup until sundown, but the great majority of the book is finally d…
- Drawing Still In Process - Take A Peek At Earth Seed
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