As I have shared in a few posts recently, I made the commitment to draw and/or paint daily in 2023. Daily-ish. And I'd say I've done pretty well given the number of paintings I have produced and...
testimony to practice | encouragement
It wasn't a formal commitment or challenge explicitly set out, but I decided after Christmas that I wanted to try to paint and/or draw every day. By every day, I mean most days, regularly. And,...
sketchbook tour | August 2022
The purpose of drawing and painting in a sketchbook is for practice, exploration, and experimentation. It's really not meant for public consumption, but it is a personal endeavor. But, I admit...
ten days of art | creative play
As I shared in THIS POST, I want to make the most of this season of waiting. One of the things I want to do is take some art classes that had to be set on the back burner when I needed to focus my...
15 creative exercises to fill your sketchbook
Last night, I said it out loud. "I am finally starting to really see myself as an artist." I have put the title on my profiles and have reluctantly used it in introductions, but I didn't really...
antique winsor & newton charcoal box
There are some finds that you just know are special. You know they probably won't come around again or at least in a very long while. Such was the case with the antique Winsor & Newton...
3rd completed sketchbook tour
I actually finished my 3rd sketchbook back in August, but I haven't taken the time to film a little sketchbook tour video. I like doing those because they hold me accountable, but I've also...
five lessons I learned from filling a sketchbook | video sketchbook tour
I know you're not all my "art people." Some are my art people, some are my home people, some are my furniture people, and some are my everything & anything people. But, the art posts are not...
marian parsons – hobby historian
"Great thoughts go best with common duties. Whatever therefore may be your office regard it as a fragment in an immeasurable ministry of love.” ― Brooke Foss Westcott I received a new parcel from...
my first completed sketchbook
For all of the talk I do about journaling and sketchbooks, can you believe that I have never fully completed a sketchbook?! Well, not until a few weeks ago. I have filled plenty of pages in plenty...