Read more about the article A Conversation About Art – Goals, Projects, & Directions
Let's catch up, it's been a while.

A Conversation About Art – Goals, Projects, & Directions

What are your goals for developing as an artist? Which mediums would you like to explore/improve at? Which drawing skills would you like to develop? Where do you stand right now in your art development? Are you happy with the progress you've been making lately? What do plan to do to level up in your artistry? What ways are you hoping to challenge yourself for the rest of this year? What are some of the most recent art projects you've completed? Which projects are currently in progress? What projects do you have planned for the future? . . .

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Read more about the article The Truth About Learning How to Draw – What No One Tells You
Let's address the elephant in the room. . .

The Truth About Learning How to Draw – What No One Tells You

Let's be real for a second here. What is it like to learn art as an adult? When you ask people how long they've been drawing for, they typically answer with "for as long as I can remember". And don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful thing to pick up on your creativity at a young age. . .

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Read more about the article And the Inktober Fun Continues. . .
Are you hanging in there okay?

And the Inktober Fun Continues. . .

I'm convinced that 90% who've made it this far are bound to complete the entire challenge—I mean, we're already in so deep, it would be ludicrous to turn back now. So far, I say that Sketchtember made for major improvement in my ability to illustrate. Since I'm currently inking my sketching, the process is just making what already exists more permanent. Huevember, on the other hand, will be quite the adventure. Coloring isn't exactly my forte, so it'll be interesting to partake in the challenge.

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Read more about the article The PROPER Way to Use a Sketchbook – Allowing Yourself to Create Messy Art
Sometimes life is a little messy—just like art.

The PROPER Way to Use a Sketchbook – Allowing Yourself to Create Messy Art

Your sketchbook is a space for experimentation. It's a space for you to try out different mediums and styles until you decide what clicks. It's a way to test out ideas before you make your mark on a canvas or high-quality art paper. Sketchbooks are supposed to be messy. Now this is a mindset that took me two and a half years to grow into. I've come to realize that the better you become at art, the easier it is to give yourself permission to get down and dirty.

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Read more about the article Learning Art as an Adult
If you touch her, you'll most certainly get burned.

Learning Art as an Adult

Especially as adults, it's mentally and emotionally challenging to begin something from square one. More specifically, it's difficult to admit to being genuinely bad at something when starting out. Young people make mistakes—it's inherent. Adults on the other hand, are supposed to have everything together. We have unlocked the secrets to succeeding in school and work (or at least being exceptionally average), that being genuinely bad at something has become a foreign concept—it's frustrating, disheartening, and it's unfortunately enough to make so many people quit before they see the slightest improvement in their work. . .

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