Pimp my altoid tin
So with the Taos trip only a couple of months away, (check out the countdown here) I am trying to get more on-the-go drawing and watercoloring in to stay current and well exercised in that department. I have a fascination (ok, obsession) with packing light, especially when it comes to the day to day. I ...
…following up
My head is fairly spinning from this past weekend. The trip to Kansas City, MO for the Arts Enterprise Summit was wonderful from many different perspectives. Professionally, from a Drawing Down the Vision standpoint, it was a complete success! Interacting with students from all over the country as well as fellow presenters, educators, entrepreneurs and ...
Enough
A quick hello before I leave tomorrow on my adventure to Kansas City where the folks at Arts Enterprise are hosting their annual summit. My Drawing Down the Vision cohort Adam and I will be sharing a bit of our research, process and current thinking about how keeping an active sketch journal is one avenue ...
fruit
Yesterday, with temps in the single digits, a sketchy friend and I decided to move our studios to the warmer climes of the Krohn Conservatory for a bit to draw plant forms and soak up the juicy green-ness and humidity there. As always, this beautiful jewel in the crown of the Queen City did not ...
a quickening
So the temperature outside is in the range of what I consider cold. And the gray bleakness still pervades most days. And yes, snow is still falling a bit each day…. but there is something in the light. A slant that despite the temps, speaks of spring time. As human beans, we don’t have the ...
Dream Nest
Years ago, before I went to art school, I made stuff. Being naturally artistic, this stuff was well crafted and made with a tremendous sense of play. I made mobiles with broken stained glass that was wrapped with wire – like jewels. I made painted paper flowers which I still see here and there at ...