Sometimes life throws us curve balls. Recent unexpected surgery has grounded me and even tossed the proverbial artistic salad. There's something about a forced break from whatever trend or rut one might be in (though it never felt like a rut!), but allows you to think, explore, try new things and find unexpected joys in … Continue reading Life…unexpected.
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To Color or not to Color?
That is the question... I often find it difficult to decide whether a drawing should be left alone as a simple drawing or to go further and add watercolor to it. I really like them both ways. There are times when a drawing just seems incomplete without the addition of color. Other times, a drawing … Continue reading To Color or not to Color?
Ahhh Faces…
Umm...and a hairdryer too. Well, I adore drawing faces! I much prefer to do so from life though. But when I'm unable to draw from life, photos will do. My own photos are more interesting since they are of people I know. But my photography doesn't always have good lighting, or I'm too far away, … Continue reading Ahhh Faces…
Of Teacups and Memories…
Simple things can bring back worlds of sweet memories...like my "china", which isn't really fine china, but is what I chose to be my china when I got married 21 years ago today. These were the dishes my grandmother Catherine had in her home that she had chosen as a bride as well. Franciscan Desert … Continue reading Of Teacups and Memories…
I feel a collage coming on!
I don't mean to imply that collaging is like catching a cold...it's just that every so often I'm seized with a desire to pull out my papers, glue, and scissors to tear, rip, cut, paste, splash, etc. It may be a need to break away from line for a bit--who knows?--but it is SO fun! … Continue reading I feel a collage coming on!
Fun with Cross-hatching
Line, line, wonderful line...I love it scribbly and organic, love it straight and criss-crossed! I've dabbled with this approach to drawing before, but this week I've been going crazy with it! I'm inspired by the drawings of Alberto Giacometti and Peter Cusack (featured in Danny Gregory's latest book: An Illustrated Life). The process of drawing … Continue reading Fun with Cross-hatching
Art & Motherhood
Being an artist and a mother is sometimes frought with unwelcome surprises and detours. The juggling act is an art form in itself. Motherhood is filled with bussing kids around to all their activities, helping with homework, being available to talk, guiding, and caring for them when they are sick. This does not often allow … Continue reading Art & Motherhood
Line, line, wonderful line!
Blind contour drawing is not just for kicks...it can actually give you a most unique flow of lines, both expressive and descriptive. You can use your contour drawings to develop into "paintings". So much of sketching is free-flowing, done in a zen-like trance. They are "pure" creativity...when the analytical brain-modes have been shut off, and … Continue reading Line, line, wonderful line!
Beauty in Suburbia
Taking a break from Favorite Artists, I wanted to show you some drawings from my own yard...literally. So often I think I need to go elsewhere to have something "worthy" to draw...mountains, countryside, ocean, europe, etc. But often it is found right under our noses. For these drawings I sat in my front yard and … Continue reading Beauty in Suburbia
A Feast for the Eyes
I've been working on that essay I said I would write...(and I will post it when I'm finished) and I've been thinking that at a very basic level, the kind of abstract art I enjoy is truly a "feast for the eyes". Color, texture, soft edges, clean edges, spatters, etc. A playground for my eyes … Continue reading A Feast for the Eyes