Art Blogging

I'm feeling the need to redeem my sketchbook after my Journal Fodder Junkies entry. . . Spring is springing! The chorus of birds outside of my window is growing louder; The sun is shining with a bit more warnth; Flowers are sprouting from the ground and the grass is getting a little greener. I am happy and I am reminded that everything has the opportunity to be renewed. During the spring (especially at the beginning) there is a stirring within me; a drive; new motivation. . . Then I...Read Full Story

My beloved cat "Tipsy." My husband and I like to joke a lot about how, should he die much earlier than I do, I would most certainly become an old cat-lady. You know? One of those women who live with like 90 cats and whose house reeks of urine? I love my animals and I do have a softspot for kittens. My husband's fears are not completely unwarranted. Fortunately (for him) my current, beloved cat (Tipsy) is a cat in every possible way. Namely, she hates other cats! Loathes them! Anyway, I'm...Read Full Story

“I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be a painter...” --Vincent van Gogh  DaisyHead Kate (from 365) 11x14 oil on canvas   Yesterday was odd. It was a day spent trying to focus on the task at hand while my mind was completely distracted by its own goings-on. I was the observer; Outside myself, studying myself. What I observed was rather disturbing. I am selfish. Like a child with a gigantic since of entitlement. I expect, somehow, by saying I am...Read Full Story

I've been a bit of a drama queen lately. Not sure if any of you have noticed that? :-P I had a very lovely weekend of convincing myself to get-over myself. It seems to have worked. It's nearly Spring! I don't know if my little, pagan heart has just learned it, or if it is truly so, but Spring (more than any other time of the year) is a chance for renewal. For rebirth. I am running with it. Illustration Friday I am trying something new this week for Illustration Friday. Given that I haven't...Read Full Story

Another week is coming to an end and I, once again, did not get as far as I wanted to on my Illustration Friday piece. Okay. I got nowhere. (Besides some random sketches. See previous posts.) But it wasn't all for nothing! I've been finalizing my Spring marketing campaign; Printing brochures and creating mailing lists. Tedious, but somehow exciting. (You can expect a post very soon about the pain a designer endures whilst creating a marketing campaign for themselves.) And then...Read Full Story