When You Get Tired of Drawing Your Favorite Subjects
Do you ever get tired of drawing your favorite subjects? You’re not alone. Carrie talks about her personal struggles and shares a tip for getting past it.
Free Color Wheel & Value Scale Templates
A free color wheel and free value scale template are now available as free downloads. Download your copy now and make your own color wheel and value scales.
Every Artist’s Life is an Adventure
Every artist’s life is an adventure, so if adventure is what you’re looking, you may need look no further than your own studio.
Kitten Update, 13 Weeks
Sometimes, I feel like a character in a Clint Eastman movie. I’m reachingthe point of thinking about getting sidearms and a holster to wear around the house. Don’t worry. (This kitten update isn’t going to read like The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly!) No, nothing I’d have to get …
How the Kittens are Doing After Eight Weeks
Time to let you know how the kittens are doing after eight weeks. The Kitten Posse has grown since the last update four weeks ago. There have been some concerns since then, but overall, all the posse members are doing well. How the Kittens are Doing After Eight Weeks More …
How the Kittens are Doing
When I first posted about becoming the caregiver for an orphaned kitten four weeks ago, some of you expressed an interest in periodic updates. So today I want to let you how the kittens are doing. There’s plenty to tell. Most of it is good. Some is not so good. …
Not the Usual Tuesday Post
This is not the usual Tuesday post. No colored pencil tutorials. No reader questions. No colored pencil anything. Just a quick explanation of unexpected events in the life of this artist.
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do Next
Sooner or later, every piece reaches a moment of decision (or possibly indecision.) Maybe it doesn’t look finished, but you don’t know what more to do. Or maybe you know it’s not finished, but the next step is unclear. You wish like anything you knew what to do when you …
Dealing with Disappointment
Dealing with disappointment is one of the toughest lessons most of us have to learn. It seems to me that artists have an especially difficult time because of the intensely personal nature of what we do. Our artwork is part of us. Artistic disappointments come in all shapes and sizes. …
How Race Horses and Artists Are Alike
Did you know that race horses and artists are a lot alike? They are! Carrie L. Lewis shares her thoughts on the similarities.
