Follow Your Passion! What If You Have More Than One? (Not to be confused with the May 13, 2016 post Follow Your Passions) More and more these days you hear people saying, “Follow you passion!” Gone are the days where you landed yourself in a “sensible” career and did that until you retired. Back in […]
Change Can Be Good Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone…Again It’s been said that change can be good. For any of you that have been following me for any length of time, you know that I have a 9-5 office job and I do my art on the side. You also know that I like […]
Lately, I’ve heard several people mention how little they like the projects they’re working on. Motivation just eludes them. Or maybe they were fully on board and had a ton of motivation for the job they accepted it, but then somewhere along the line it vanished. So, I thought it worth re-posting this article from […]
Words Matter Don’t Cripple Yourself or Others! Sometimes I think we are all guilty of forgetting how much words matter, both the words we use with others as well as those we use for ourselves. Think about it. How many times have you said something to someone without thinking. Perhaps you stuck your foot in […]
Dog Noses and Mouths, Human Hands and Feet My Least Favorite Things to Draw So recently I posted an article on eyes being the most favorite thing for me to draw. I thought I’d touch briefly on my least favorites…dog noses, human hands and feet. And next to dog noses, that black fleshy, gummy part […]
A Degree in Art Is it Necessary? Is a degree in art necessary for a career in art? To be honest, I have one. I put in the four years at a university and received a BA for my efforts. But was it necessary? I hate to say it, but this is where the “it […]
Why Eyes Are My Favorite Thing to Draw Windows to the Soul Why are eyes my favorite thing to draw? There is an old adage that says that the eyes are the windows to the soul. And when it comes to portraits for both animals and people, if you don’t get the eyes right, the […]
Student Grade Art Supplies Is It Worth the Savings? Some of you may have noticed that some items in art stores are labeled “student grade” art supplies. The first thing you may have noticed about them is that they are far cheaper than other similar products. Tempting, isn’t it? Especially as artists. I don’t know […]
Change of Scenery A Little Could Go a Long Way Sometimes a change of scenery is what your art needs. If you’re anything like me, you tend to be a creature of habit. I sit in one of the same two places each and every time that I work on my art…at my art table […]
Meetup Groups Find Others Who Share Your Interests Recently someone asked me if I had ever been to a meetup group to draw. At the time, I had no clue what that was. I suppose there are several sites that offer similar services but the one they were referring to in particular was found at […]
Our pets become part of the family. “Keo-boy”, my siamese, was just a month shy of 20 yrs old. It was very difficult when I had to put him down. It was so hard that I even had him cremated. Myra surprised me with a picture of him, which sits in my bedroom til this day. “Babe” followed “Keo” & if you know a bit about Maine Coons you know they have long beautiful hair with striking patterns. She surprised me one Xmas with a portrait of the big boy. I can’t believe it is done with only pencil. She captured every detail perfectly. I have known Myra all her life, as I am her auntie. She has always had a knack for drawing. At 4, she even placed her artwork on my white leather chair! I have seen her develop into a fantastic artist. I will treasure my works of art forever.
- E. Naito
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