time traveler, interdimensional artist
Not every day is a day for outdoor sketching. I picked October as a month to challenge myself to draw every day, but October is not summer where I live… nor is it winter. In November, our city will almost certainly be covered in snow at some point; not ideal for sketching in the park.
...continue readingThe thrill of going on a long walk with the intention of sketching something, somewhere along the way, that’s the classic artist vibe. For hundreds of years, before cameras, that was pretty much the whole job of a scientist it seems: go walk around and draw nature while you wrote your observations in a journal.
...continue readingI have taken a long break from posting my art on social media. The problem isn’t engagement. People “like” my stuff. The problem was always about performance. Art so quickly becomes this show that I’m doing, rather than a craft that I am honing. It is a weird thing, trying to find the right balance.
...continue readingI wrote my blog yesterday, packed a small bag of art supplies, and went for a very long walk. My plan was to do at least three sketches. And I did. I sat at a table and sketched a scene at the local university. I sat on the lawn of our capital building and sketched
...continue readingWell, I was surprised to log back into this little neglected blog to discover that this site is receiving literally thousands of hits per week. Why didn’t any of you tell me! I made a conscious choice to step away for a bit while I figured out why I was making art in the first
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