Tag: From Photograph

I think I spent more time sharpening and breaking charcoal pencils today that I did actually drawing.

After more changes to my master plan of this Buffy drawing I focused down on drawing Buffy’s eye before I move on to the rest…

Today after more research and agonizing over imagery I finally got the Buffy drawing started.

This post is my brief and humble attempt to describe the important connection between art and language.

I happened along a photography post that succinctly describes 5 mindset that keep us from creating what we love, the wisdom is universal.

I’m really loving The Creative Habit book by Twyla Tharp and she has a wonderful quote about the bridge between artistic vision and the world.

For some reason I didn’t have the greatest motivation for drawing this morning but I pride myself in turning pro and showing up Steven Pressfield…

For most of my childhood I’ve watched my Dad create and now he and I can collaborate with these amazing panels my dad made.

Don’t just read this post. Don’t just watch the video. Don’t just talk, think or dream. Do something! The doing is what really matters.

Another day in my daily art habit and I figured I’d talk about layering charcoal over graphite to get a next level of value in…

I just consumed the section in The Natural Way to Draw which basically says that light doesn’t matter, form is paramount. But I forgot this…

I wanted to provide some practical information with this post which is why I’m writing about the board I draw on.

Everyday is always a day of learning and today I’ve learned a bit more on focus, clips and bad drawings.

I working only in graphite on my Pocahontas drawing and I’m keep it very soft with no hard edges so I felt it fitting to…

Not only did I wake up late this morning but it seemed that all tech was against me, it was a day of challenges. Bring…

While reading The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp I was struck by her use of “Ritual” rather than “Habit” and it’s meaning has really resonated…

“Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of stopping.” An awesome Chinese proverb that I live by daily.

The most historically significant art all has one thing in common. Each one of them were created to communicate something.

Due to worst than average sleep I lacked focus all day and wasted a lot of time so I feel back on practicing Micro Wins…