Inktober 2022 Inktober is right around the corner! Never heard of it? In a nutshell, it’s an art challenge started in 2009 by artist Jake Parker to improve his own inking skills. As he posted his daily ink drawing, he garnered a huge following of other artists also wanting to take part. Before you knew it, […]
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Stuck in a Creative Rut – Update
Stuck in a Creative Rut? – Update This does indeed happen to all of us at one time or another for seemingly no reason at all. It’s frustrating, depressing, infuriating…you name it. Sometimes however, it happens for a very good reason. I find myself in this situation at the moment. For the past few months […]
Inktober 2021
Inktober 2021 Inktober is right around the corner! Never heard of it? In a nutshell, it’s an art challenge started in 2009 by artist Jake Parker to improve his own inking skills. As he posted his daily ink drawing, he garnered a huge following of other artists also wanting to take part. Before you knew it, […]
Facebook Groups for Beginner Artists
Facebook Groups for Beginner Artists Find Your Tribe and Show Your Work! Facebook groups for beginner artists may sound scary. For tons of beginner artists, the scariest thing about art is actually showing their art. It’s not uncommon. If this describes you, just relax. You’re in good company. Every artist I know (myself included) has […]
Sketchbooks: The Key to Drawing Practice for Beginners
Sketchbooks: The Key to Drawing Practice for Beginners Yes, It Is That Obvious! What is the key to drawing practice for beginners? Your sketchbook, of course! Regardless of whether you use pencil, charcoal, pen, paint, digital, or even if you use materials for sculpting, your sketchbook should be your constant companion. No Pressure… Quite simply, […]
Inktober 2018 Comes to an End
Inktober 2018 Comes to an End Until Next Year… Inktober 2018 comes to an end. It’s a bittersweet feeling for me. It was both rewarding and frustrating. It was what it always is…a challenge. This year, I can proudly say that I didn’t fall behind at all. I kept up. In fact, there were some […]
This Week’s Art Experiences
This Week’s Art Experiences Inktober 2018 Challenges For this post I’m letting you in on the challenges of this week’s art experiences. Inktober 2018 has kept me busy and constantly trying to figure out how to draw things that I normally wouldn’t. If you’re familiar with my work by now, you know that I draw […]
Inktober 2018
Inktober 2018 So Far So Good We’re 17 days into Inktober 2018 and so far, I’m keeping up. It’s been a challenge keeping pace and some things in my daily schedule that aren’t an immediate rush have been put on hold. But I thought I’d take the opportunity to run through how things are going […]
Inktober Is Here!
Inktober Is Here! Are You Ready? Inktober is here! The year has flown by and here we are again. Have you joined in past challenges? Or are you asking, “Ink who? What the heck are you talking about?” Every year artists from all over the world take the challenge of doing one ink drawing every […]
Challenge Yourself
Challenge Yourself 5 Tips to Fuel Your Creativity As an artist, do you challenge yourself regularly? It may be for fun or to keep the proverbial fires lit under creativity’s behind. Some people might shy away from a challenge because it might sound like something beyond their abilities. Or maybe they just don’t like conflict […]
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