• Inktober

    Inktober 2022 Part 4

    Inktober 2022 Part 2 blog cover

    That’s a wrap on ink month.  Thank you to everyone who followed along this past month for Catober!  Did you have any favorites along the way?   This year I used the official set of Inktober prompts but with a cat theme.  The drawings are 3×3, .05 Pigma Micron ink pen…

  • Inktober

    Inktober 2022 Part 3

    Inktober 2022 Part 3 blog cover

    Another week down for ink month.  Here’s a recap of this past week.  This year I’m using the official set of Inktober prompts but with a cat theme.  The drawings are 3×3, .05 Pigma Micron ink pen and Inktense Blocks on Canson watercolor paper.  You can follow along daily on…

  • Inktober

    Inktober 2022 Part 2

    Inktober 2022 Part 2 blog cover

    Another week down for ink month.  Here’s a recap of this past week.  This year I’m using the official set of Inktober prompts but with a cat theme.  The drawings are 3×3, .05 Pigma Micron ink pen and Inktense Blocks on Canson watercolor paper.  You can follow along daily on…

  • Adventures,  Inktober

    Inktober 2022 Part 1

    Inktober 2022 Part 1 blog cover

    Ink month is here again!  Here’s a recap of the first week of the drawing challenge.  This year I decided to use the official set of Inktober prompts but with a cat theme.  I have thousands of kitten pictures that I’ve been looking for an excuse to use.  Enjoy!   All…

  • Art Tip

    Shading Techniques for Ink & Pencil

    4 shading techniques for ink and pencil blog cover

    We’re headed into October soon and there are a bunch of drawing challenges going on.  I thought it would be a good time to reshare last year’s blog with some shading techniques for anyone who is new to drawing or would like a quick refresher.  I also have a free template…

  • Artwork,  Interactive Art Show

    Winter Art Show

    Winter art show interactive art gallery blog cover

    For today’s blog, let’s take a look back at another Interactive art show that I put together last year – this time featuring winter-themed paintings that I’ve created over the years.  Hope you enjoy exploring the gallery and have happy and safe holidays.  Today’s interactive blog takes us back to…

  • Artwork

    Inktober 2021: Part 5

    Inktober 2021 Days 24-31 blog graphic

    And done!  This the final recap of ink month.  Which are your favorites from this year’s challenge?  I have so many that I ended up really liking this year.  I combined three different prompt lists I found for this year’s challenge.  My drawings are based off of the prompts from…

  • Artwork

    Inktober 2021: Part 4

    Inktober 2021 Days 17-23 blog graphic

    Another week down, do you have a favorite so far?  This is a recap of week four of ink month (here is the recap of week 1, recap of week 2 and recap of week 3 if you missed them).  I combined three different prompt lists I found for this year’s challenge.  My drawings…

  • Artwork

    Inktober 2021: Part 3

    Inktober 2021 Days 10-16 blog graphic

    We made it half way through!  Do you have a favorite so far?  This is a recap of week three of ink month (here is the recap of week 1 and recap of week 2 if you missed them).  I combined three different prompt lists I found for this year’s challenge.  My drawings are…

  • Artwork

    Inktober 2021: Part 2

    Inktober 2021 Days 3-9 blog graphic

    Here’s a recap of week two of ink month (here’s the recap of week 1 if you missed it).  I combined three different prompt lists I found for this year’s challenge.  My drawings are based off of the prompts from the official Inktober list, Floral Inktober by @camilla_damsbro_art and Spellstober…