I am busy with a deadline, and am not even online much for a few days. I found this from a friend, and it is inspiring and thoughtful. Enjoy!
Brenda Swenson has a drawing challenge to draw every day for 75 days. We are supposed to use a black or blue pen, but I know I will not do that one. Still, I play along because challenges are fun … Continue reading
“Do not worry about being known. Just try to be somebody worth knowing.” ~ JR In our last private communication, I told him we were holding energy for his surgery, and it touched him that I remembered. And in my … Continue reading
Originally posted on Zenkatwrites's Blog:
I am using Weeping Buddha and the lojong sayings and commentary from Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness by Chogyam Trungpa as a study, together. I’ve been practicing tonglen for almost three decades, and…
I found Paul Antonio’s calligraphy videos through My Creative Resolution. He is so much fun to watch — I will try his techniques and have saves a number of his videos on you tube! Have a good weekend — I’ve … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Zenkatwrites's Blog:
I am using Weeping Buddha and the lojong sayings and commentary from Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness by Chogyam Trungpa as a study, together. I’ve been practicing tonglen for almost three decades, and…
Amazing how fast this sketchbook filled with me drawing every day. The more I drew the more I wanted to draw, and the habit begins. A lot of Buddha heads, due to drawing in the middle of the night! Looking … Continue reading
Originally posted on bemuzin:
The spectacular Chihuly Garden Cycle show has come to Denver Botanic Gardens. Dale Chihuly, world-renowned glass artist, was born in Tacoma, WA in 1941. He studied in Venice, and has incorporated the team approach to glass-blowing…
Another great blog on drawing, by Rob Adams. I don’t know how to reblog his post, so I will give you a bit and send you on to enjoy the post: Textures with Pen and Ink I said I would … Continue reading
Last week, the end of this challenge. Oddly, I think I am the only one who did it! No matter; I am developing a drawing habit. Next I take the 75-day challenge from Brenda Swenson. *sigh* I know I will … Continue reading
Jet Pens has a short but handy post in their blog on notebooks, including lines spacing and so forth. Passing it on!
Okay, we are into the waning moon cycle and it is time to STOP the lies! I cannot work with one pen. . . Must.Use.All.Colors.AND.Medium.At.Whim. Wow, I feel better having come clean with all of you! Sketchbook Skool had us … Continue reading
Argh, a week of selfies. What don’t I like about this challenge? Realism. I found it harder to screw around with my own image, especially when I was supposed to draw myself like you are. Okay, I’ve bitched, now getting … Continue reading
Copyright is an important issue for artists. I cringe every time I hear art students speaking of how they want to post an image of an experiment where they copied an artist or photographer, but they know they can’t do … Continue reading
Thank you to Sammy at bemuzin for this blog post! I am asked how I manage to be so productive. We have our business together and I am working 25-40 hours/week. And I have several blogs — see the side … Continue reading
Week two, still many obstacles in my life. AND, started Sketchbook Skool. Tuesday was a day off (YAY!!!!) and spent the day painting, including a recipe. Saturday, Cathy Johnson posted some outtakes from her Sketchbook Skool class, a video on … Continue reading
I am taking Sketchbook Skool for two reasons: I want to be able to go “lead-free” — to drop my dependency on pencil lines first — and because friends are teaching. Some of the teachers are excellent pen-and-ink folks. And … Continue reading
