In what seems like another lifetime (2001!), I went to art school. I learned about color theory, stood in a studio and did sketches of naked models like you see in the movies, formed clay on a spinning pottery wheel, and much more. While I graduated with a degree in …
Read moreFrom My Sketchbook: Re-Learning Color Theory and Limited Palette Illustrations in Procreate
This week has been all about me keeping my promises to myself. Allowing myself to create something, anything, every day without the expectation that it be good. It’s also been about not letting myself feel guilty if I sit down to draw or paint, lose track of time, and get …
Read moreFrom My Sketchbook: Mixed Media Watercolor and Procreate Sketches With All the Feelings
“What are you going to paint?” my husband asked as he watched me grab my long-neglected travel set of Windsor and Newton watercolors. “I don’t know yet” I answered absentmindedly. He looked at me, not quite understanding how one can paint and not know what they’re painting. “When you’re wracked …
The Sonoran desert is my favorite place in the world. There’s something within me that requires that I be here and aches when I’m not. It’s the only place I’ve ever been that makes me feel like I belong in this world. I worked hard and made a lot of …