Art supplies first…
…then clothing and all that other stuff. I am off to Taos NM this friday morning to prepare for the arrival of 13 amazing students for the first (annual!) Keeping a Travel Sketch-Journal trip. While there I am sure to take a million pictures and finally have the time to spend making a few more ...
keepin’ on
Here’s my new sketchbook cover for the Taos trip which is just 2 weeks away…. It’s collaged from an antique postcard I got in Taos last time I was there along with some other snippets from the collage supplies suitcase. With my practice of drawing everyday until I leave I am very close to finishing ...
on genius
One of the most inspiring TED talks in recent years is this one, by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, among other wonderful books and articles. I have watched it many times and come back to some of the points she makes in it when I need a little shift in my thinking, or ...
sometimes words will do
Not much time to get to a drawing today, and in light of recent world events, it was words that inspired me to take to my sketchbook. So today’s contribution to my sketchbook is in the form of some quotes I had in mind as yesterday’s events came to light. May there be peace, someday, ...
fit for ducks
It continues to rain, though we did have a couple of days of blissful sunshine. Yesterday I finally got some video footage of our little duck family that lives up the creek in the back woods. They are very stealthy…. and sweet. I am continuing to make a drawing a day, in spite of chores ...