Cardinal or Cardinal — Which Came First?
The bright red bird and Catholic cardinals share a name—but which name came first?
New Product Review: Textured Feeling PenMat 2
My iPad gets more use than nearly any other piece of technology I own, for everything from art to writing and editing. Because the device gets so much use, I have to be picky about anything that changes its look or feel. In the iPad’s case, the plain glass screen...
How to Collect Reference Photos for Drawing
Before cameras and smart phones, artists had to either sit in front of their subject or commit the smallest details to memory. Cameras changed that, but it was still costly to develop film and photos Digital photography and camera phones were the next step...
A Happy Little Elephant
Sometimes a girl has to do something fun. I drew the elephant, then decided to push the boundaries a little and see if I could find the limits of what looks good. But then again, this happy little elephant’s original form (without the fun background) graces one of my...
Learning to Draw
What? That person who always said she couldn’t draw is actually learning? Apparently, all it took was proper motivation. My grandson. You see, I had this idea for a book, but it needed drawings – and so I decided to learn. Why not, right? Only, the first...Tools & Supplies | A Few of My Favorite Things
Tools & Supplies | A Few of My Favorite Things
