Hayao Miyazaki Coming Out of Retirement for One More Film Hayao Miyazaki, beloved animator and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, announced that he will be coming out of retirement (again) to do just one more film. Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, and manga artist, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and […]
Why Animals Instead of People? More Than Just a Passing Phase Why animals instead of people? Primarily, my drawings are of animals, from domestic to wild. Some artists I know almost exclusively draw people. In fact, that’s most artists that I know. For me, drawing people used to be just a small blip on my […]
Color Theory Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green Color theory has long been the bane of my existence. …Okay, maybe I’m being a little dramatic here. But working with color has never been something I have been 100% comfortable with. I started with pencils, as in your average school fare Ticonderoga #2. I’ve graduated since […]
Black and White vs Color My Preference Black and white vs color? That is the question. If you’ve followed this blog or my artwork for any period of time, you know that my preference is black and white. For some reason, it always has been. And I do believe it always will be. Why, though? […]
Artist Bob Corujo Virtually Unknown Even Though Millions Have Seen His Work Like millions of others, I had never heard of artist, Bob Corujo until I saw this CBS segment of the now retired 60 Minutes artist. That’s right. Bob Corujo was the artist behind the incredible artworks, known to the 60 Minutes crew as […]
How to Silence the Inner Art Critic And How to Turn It to Your Advantage One of the toughest things to do is silence the inner art critic. Ultimately, that’s your ego talking. And ego is always anxious to point out our short-comings. The opposite side of the ego’s spectrum is the distorted view that […]
George W Bush The Artist? Who knew I had anything at all in common with the 43rd president of the United States, George W Bush? Turns out the man is an artist! An avid painter, as a matter of fact. Apparently the former POTUS posted this Instagram pic of himself a few days ago, on […]
Studies vs Copies What’s the Difference? Studies vs copies. What do I mean by this? Well, if you’ve ever been to art school, chances are you’ve had to do master study or two. A master study is when you take a work done from one of the great masters (Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Monet, DaVinci, etc.) and […]
What To Do When You’ve Lost Motivation Some Jobs Are Just Like That There’s an art job on your table. Great! Problem is…you’ve lost the motivation to do it. Not so great. Hey, you know, some jobs are just like that. You’ll have the ones that you can’t wait to sink your teeth into and […]
What to Draw? What Happens When You Run Out of Ideas? In recent blog posts, I’ve shared with you tips on how to improve your drawing skills. And then I went one further and focused on the number one tip, which is to draw daily. Let’s face it, sticking to a daily plan to do […]
Myra and I have been friends for 25 years. Over the years, I have watched her art progress from fantastic to simply spectacular. I’ve seen her work in multiple mediums and I have to say that her work in pencil is probably my favorite. She has a wide range of subject matter, from galaxies in airbrush to animals in pencil, each completed with outstanding attention to detail. I’ve commissioned two pieces from her to hang in the lobby of the building where I work. Each piece was completed flawlessly and within the time frame given. I love Myra’s art so much I wish she’d pick up a tattoo gun and put some on me, permanently.
- Judi Brashers-Hansen
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