A Weird Anniversary I have arrived at the one year mark of personally coping with the repercussions of Covid. I knew when I committed to...

You who go through the day like a wingèd tiger burning as you fly tell me what supernatural life is painted on your wings so that after...

In My Studio In artist's studios everywhere it is pretty standard to hear tunes playing while the creative within does her thing. Music...

Drawing Challenges Are Awesome! When it comes to drawing challenges, I am a big fan. I’ve participated in a few over the years. It’s a...

These days we feel inundated with uncertainty. The American political scene is fraught with discord that is difficult to ignore. Then...

Lucha Libre is HUGE in Mexico! Translated it means "free wrestling" but is so much more than America's WWF. Lucha Libre is wrestling...

What is creativity? Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible...

These days I'm doing what I can to keep my creative juices flowing and my sanity intact. One way to do this is to reach deep inside and...

If you can stand it, these are the times of great self awareness for many citizens of the United States. Not just personal awareness but...

Reality, what a concept. -Robin Williams Choose your reality. In this time of COVID I have come to learn about the multiplicity of life...

Your normal access to creativity can be enhanced by exploring challenges novel to your normal routine. For visual artists, especially...

The stresses of how the pandemic is impacting North America's two southern countries, the U.S. and Mexico, are taking a toll on the...

“The visual world is totally different from the intellectual game. The visual world has to do with what we see in space and it changes...

Lynda Barry is exactly 1 year 364 days older than me (b. January 2, 1956) and her quirky cartoons were becoming popular in newspapers...

The whole of who you are is all a part of your Story. It's a good practice to curate lists and collections of things that inspire you. ...

Figuring out WHY you make your art is a super important aspect of discovering how to set your art apart, give it it's own voice and have...

Thoughts on artistic license: One way to consider this is: Artistic license means an artis tallows leeway in his or her interpretation of...