I’m enamored with snails. There’s a lot to play with to create expressive gesture! Here’s a colorful one from some explorations last month. Higgin’s Black Magic ink and watercolor on Arches Hot Press 140 lb watercolor paper. I use a metal nib dip pen for and draw over my...
Aug202025
Colorful Watercolor Snail
Apr232025
Mushroom Queen
My new mixed media fantasy art piece is inspired by the model’s fabulous mushroom hat. I drew the figure from life during the Costumed Figure Drawing and Painting class I teach, and then invented the mushrooms. I painted it with watercolor, some gouache, and then inked the lines. I...
Mar262014
Sketchbook Smear Relief and Some Doctor Who Fan Art
I wanted practice drawing people. What better way than to combine learning with fan art of Doctor Who? In the past when I’ve kept a sketch book the pencil would rub off on the adjacent page. This has always frustrated me. Capturing a likeness can be frustrating, why compound...