Wednesday, February 20, 2013

What Learning to Draw Taught Me

The past year or so I went through a lot of changes in my life because I picked up a pen and pencil and put it to paper for hours upon hours a day. It was a fun and I learned more about myself doing this than I have by doing anything else.

It was also…

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Sunday, February 10, 2013
Another sketch of the day experimenting creating space wallpapers

Another sketch of the day experimenting creating space wallpapers

Saturday, February 2, 2013
Sketch of the day - Fishy

Sketch of the day - Fishy

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Sketch of the Day (7) - Space

Sketch of the Day (7) - Space

Monday, January 21, 2013
Sketch of the day (6) - Abstractions

Sketch of the day (6) - Abstractions

Sunday, January 20, 2013
Sketch of the day (5) - Hunting Dog

Sketch of the day (5) - Hunting Dog

On Being an Artist

I always looked at and admired artists, thinking that “being an artist” just wasn’t me. It wasn’t a part of my personality. But as I started to draw and to create things I realized that “being an artist” isn’t some unattainable trait that you are born…

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Saturday, January 19, 2013
Sketch of the Day (4) - Pod racer

Sketch of the Day (4) - Pod racer

Friday, January 18, 2013
Day 3 - Figure drawing 

Day 3 - Figure drawing 

Thursday, January 17, 2013
Sketch of the day, day 2 - Highlands Castle. 

Sketch of the day, day 2 - Highlands Castle. 

Get ready for a sketch of the day! Here’s Day 1 - quick sketch getting back into things from break. 

Get ready for a sketch of the day! Here’s Day 1 - quick sketch getting back into things from break. 

Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Happy Holidays!

I’ve been spending it up at my folk’s cabin up in the mountains of Colorado, here’s a sketch I did of the cabin on Christmas morning.

Happy Holidays!

I’ve been spending it up at my folk’s cabin up in the mountains of Colorado, here’s a sketch I did of the cabin on Christmas morning.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Don’t Give Up - Just Draw

“When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.”

The most important thing about improving at your art is to keep doing art. Learning to draw and paint can be a roller coaster of self doubt and inspiration. I think a lot of us (assuming you are reading…

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Read Books

Growing up, I was one of those kids with their nose in a book. We had reading competitions in Elementary school where you’d get prizes for how many books you read. Needless to say I had hoards of stickers and candy. 

But I really only stuck to fiction.…

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Work in progress piece, brainstorming ideas for a title for it… hmmm

Work in progress piece, brainstorming ideas for a title for it… hmmm