• Artwork

    Stepping Stones

    Stepping Stones by Laura Jaen Smith. Framed ink painting of river rocks in creek hanging on barn wood wall.

    This week on the blog, I’m featuring one of my favorite ink drawings – Stepping Stones.  Ink is a new medium that I’ve learned to love in the past year beginning with the Inktober challenge that I took part in last October.  The challenge pushed me outside of my comfort…

  • Artwork

    Inktober 2018: Recap of Week 5

    Inktober 2018 Days 29-31 blog cover

    I made it through all 31 days of Inktober!  So proud of myself.  If you’d like to look back at the drawings from each week: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 If you’re new to what Inktober is, Inktober is a drawing challenge created by artist Jake Parker…

  • Artwork

    Inktober 2018: Recap Week 3

    Inktober 2018 Days 15-21 blog cover

    Can you believe I’ve made it up through the third week of Inktober so far this year?  I’m proud of myself!  (If you’d like to look back on the past weeks you can do so here – Week 1 and Week 2.) Inktober is a drawing challenge created by artist Jake Parker…

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    Inktober 2018: Recap Week 2

    inktober 2018 Days 8-14 blog cover

    Week two done for the the Inktober drawing challenge!  If you missed my week 1 drawings you can catch up on the blog post from last week here.  Inktober is a drawing challenge created by artist Jake Parker which encourages artists to create a drawing each day with ink based on…

  • Painting Series

    Twenty-Nine Project

    Today is the first anniversary of finishing (and second anniversary from starting) my Twenty-Nine Project.  Can you believe how fast time has flown by?  Twenty-Nine is a daily art project which I began on my 29th birthday and continue through the last year of my twenties.   For each day…

  • Artwork

    First Sketch of the Year

    We’ve made it to 2017!  As we look forward to the year ahead and focus on the opportunity for a fresh start, let’s make sure to take time to celebrate the small things.  Champagne, anyone?  First sketch of the year drawn with watercolor pencils on drawing paper on New Year’s…

  • Art Supplies

    June SketchBox

    So excited about my SketchBox this month!  Let me tell you why… First, let’s recap for anyone who missed my January SketchBox post (see it here).  For Christmas this year, I received a subscription SketchBox from my awesome best friend.  For those of you that are not familiar with what…

  • Art Supplies

    January SketchBox

    For Christmas this year, I received the best present an artist could get – a subscription SketchBox!  (Thank you awesome best friend!)  For those of you that are not familiar with what SketchBox is, it is a monthly service where you receive a box of random new art supplies.  What…

  • About Artist,  Art Event

    Three Years Ago Today…

    Have you ever had those moments that you look back on and think, “That was the day that might have changed everything”?  I guess there’s a lot of different points in my life that I could pinpoint to say that they were pivotal in some important way, however the one…