New Sketchbook Anxiety 6 Easy Tips to Get Past It New sketchbook anxiety is very similar to the terror of the blank canvas, which I posted about this past July. We’ve all experienced it at one time or another. Or, if you’re like me, you experience it frequently. But there are some ways in which […]
Stepping Back From the Canvas Seeing Your Work Clearly Through Other Perspectives Stepping back from the canvas. What does that even mean and why would anyone do it? A strange thing happens when artists work so closely with a piece. Over time we can get a type of what I call tunnel vision. Somehow certain […]
Beginner Artist – Top 5 Mistakes How To Avoid Them So you’re a beginner artist and you want to draw. You pick up a new sketchbook and some pencils and you’re ready to go. You’re excited and enthusiastic. You sit down and start drawing and things don’t exactly turn out how you expected. You try […]
Open Call Questions, Requests, Topics of Interest To my recollection, I don’t think I’ve ever done an open call with this blog. In all this time I’ve been chatting about topics that pique my interest or things that I’m wrapped up in with a variety of projects. I’m really not sure, but I don’t think […]
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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