Drawing my farm pump
Drawing my old farm pump When I was a child I have didn’t necessarily enjoy having to pump water every day, especially in the cold winter months. When i drew this old pump it made me remenber to be…
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Drawing
Plans Change for the Better!
Plans change! Have you ever heard that? Or, maybe you have said it yourself. My angel was one of those plans that changed. Drawings certainly don’t always end up the way you first plan. They tend to have a personality…
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Drawing Paper
Paper vs Drawing Paper How can drawing paper have such an impact on your drawing? When I started drawing I thought that you could use any plain old paper and get the same results. Wrong! Do you know that there…
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Drawing Withdrawal
I am suffering from “drawing withdrawal”! I have been extremely busy for the last couple of weeks and have not taken the time to do one of my favorite things – DRAW. Finally, a few nights ago I sat down…
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Flower Painterly Photos
I draw with pencils. Others use various drawing mediums. Some paint. These beautiful pieces of art are the work of Beth White. Beth likes to take photos and turn them into ‘paintings’ or ‘sketches’ using different photo editing programs. Beth calls them…
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How to Draw a Cartoon Turtle
HOW TO DRAW A CARTOON TURTLE You may have seen this little guy on some of my other posts or pages. I want to talk about drawing him. My daughter was encouraging me to draw more so…
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How to Draw Eyes
I love to draw eyes! Eyes are so expressive! You can do so much with eyes. Look at eyes. Get ready to draw eyes. Everywhere you turn look at the eyes of people and animals. See the shapes. See the…
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Get Best Drawing Supplies
I love to draw. I haven’t had formal training, unless you count one college art class many years ago, but I have enjoyed trying to teach myself. Over the past few years I’ve purchased many drawing books, searched online for…
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Lee Hammond’s big book of DRAWING
Lee Hammond’s Big Book of DRAWING Product Review PRODUCT: Lee Hammond’s Big Book of DRAWING Author: Lee Hammond Publishers: North Light Books Price: $8.91-$16.52 (paperback) Available At: Amazon Available as E-Book: Not Available in e-book format Number of Pages: 240 My…
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Mark Kistler’s Draw Squad
Matk Kistler’s Draw Squad Product Review PRODUCT: Draw Squad Author: Mark Kistler Publishers: Touchstone; First Edition edition (September 15, 1988) Price: $7.45-$18.00 (paperback) Available At: Amazon Available as E-Book: Not available Number of Pages: 224 My Rating: 9 out of 10 (for…
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Shading Techniques for Beginners – Using Driftwood As My Subject
Shading Techniques for Beginners – Using Driftwood As My Subject I used a piece of driftwood my in-laws have in their home as one of my subjects. At first the thought of shading in all of those textures seemed impossible. It…
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