Doing It Daily – February 22 – 28
Almost all my daily sketches from this week were started very late at night, after a long day of drawing for another large project. And most of them are either […]
3-Point Watercolour
In our watercolour class, we were challenged to paint a subject where there were 3 obvious points of perspective – 2 sides and the third being either from below or […]
Doing It Daily – February 15 – 22
This week’s crop of daily sketches were a challenge to complete, because I’m on a deadline for another big drawing project (more on this in later posts). So once again, […]
Doing It Daily – February 1 – 7
A month into my daily drawing and I’m hitting a bit of a wall – the “Wall” being that sometimes the prompt subjects don’t motivate me to draw. And especially […]
Doing It Daily – January 24 – 31
Month #1 of my 365-daily sketching goal achieved! Here are the “publishable” drawings from the last 8 days of January prompts: A quiet moment at home – I was dealing […]
The Road Ahead
One of our contributors, Deb Milimaka-Miles just celebrated her birthday and has also just embarked on a new exploration of oil painting (hopefully we’ll see her new work posted here […]
Daily Drawing in 2015
Last year, I drew often, but not everyday. So this year, I am challenging myself to draw every day – to build a new habit, to explore, to improve my skills. […]
Sketching Courses You Might Want to Consider
I’ve just finished 2 sketching courses online with Sketchbook Skool, and I’m in the midst of another sketching course called Sketching Now. Sketchbook Skool is 6 weeks of lessons and […]
Contrasting Sketches from a Niagara Weekend
Two different types of sketches done on the same day, while checking out the Niagara region this past fall. Took my time on the Willowbank Estate and went in for […]
Travel Journal: From Photo to Canvas
Once I came upon a scene to sketch, in the seconds that followed I’d discover 10 more rich possibilities… and so I took photos of them as subjects for future drawings. […]
Travel Journal: To Colour Or Not To Colour
Sometimes I would sketch and love the black and white version so much that I didn’t want to add any colour, out of fear of messing up the overall drawing. Having […]
Travel Journal: The Castles of Valle d’Aosta, Italy
The Valle d’Aosta region of Italy sits up in the […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan 