My family traveled to upstate New York last week. I had been there in 2013 for a short weekend for … More
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Sketching Summer Food
I enjoy sketching food. However, I find that making the time to sketch it (and not eat it) can be … More
Collage As A Sketch Technique
I enjoyed the month of June and was able to sketch several times. I am working on some of my … More
Narrative Sketches And More
I finished my Narrative Portraits class with Oliver Hoeller over a week ago. What an amazing class! We learned many … More
Narrative Portraits- Part 1
I’ve been taking a wonderful and challenging class with Oliver Hoeller. Oliver is an amazing instructor and this is the … More
The Beauty of A Two-Page Spread
May has been a month of sketch experimentation. One thing I try at times is to do a two-page spread … More
Logging The Hours
I’ve sketched in a variety of places this month. I think it’s helpful to keep a calendar and write down … More
April Art
I haven’t posted in awhile because I spent the beginning of April getting back into acrylic painting. I wanted to … More
Sanibel Sketches
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of getting out of cold Minnesota and heading south to Sanibel Island, … More
A Favorite Tool
I got Platinum Carbon black permanent ink for my Sailer Fude pen recently. I’ve been using Noodler’s Lexington gray, but … More