I have been enjoying experimenting with the vintage ruling pens I inherited from my father. Previously I used markers as the background to my artwork, which were different types of birds and insects, but for this new trial with watercolor paints I wanted to try something more abstract. For me, abstract Read more…
Sometimes you are given a gift which enables you to try something new and exciting. My father was an automotive engineer, designing car and truck parts starting in the 1950s. This was a time before computers were widely used, so everything he designed was drawn by hand and measured with Read more…
While I love teaching and practicing classic artistic mediums and techniques, like drawing and painting, I am always searching for new ideas. Lately I’ve been very interested in the amazing ink drawings I’ve been seeing on social media and wanted to bring that to my students, resulting in Module 4’s Mark Read more…
Today I wanted to bring out a unique, and what may seem unusual, material for some 3-D sculpture fun, gummed paper tape. I love finding new ways to use unexpected materials in our art lessons, using a material you’ve never tried before is an adventure and important to our art Read more…
I’m a bit of a latecomer to social media platforms. I’ve used Facebook for a while, keeping up with geographically distant friends and relatives, but that was about it. Since the beginning of this year, I have spent more time on, and have really been enjoying, Instagram (I do wish there were less ads, Read more…