If I'm not drawing or painting to be mindful, I often find myself playing with glitch art and digital collage. Without getting too far into some sort of pretentious artist statement, much of what I was making was a way of deconstructing myself. I was manipulating images of myself, old and youn...
The 2018 Inktober went a lot smoother for a few reasons. At this point, I not only find drawing, painting, and creating as a mindful practice, but it is rewarding to me. Sure, I'm posting them here on this site and to social media, but the drawings are for me. I believe the main goal...
The watercolor and Inktober drawings have made me more relaxed, when it comes to creating. As I said before, I was a perfectionist, but now I'm less focused on creating the perfect painting and simply immersing myself in the process. Much of my paintings and cards are made with reference ima...
Any skill is likely 8% talent and 92% practice. I'm certain that doing Inktober has helped me shed the fear of not being perfect. Leaving the need for perfection behind, I've really started to get lost in the creative process. Watercolor painting has helped me see that the process is the importa...
We were lucky enough to adopt a 3 year old dog from a local rescue and after a couple of weeks she is finally starting to settle into her new pack. Coco had a lot of anxiety at first, but she's come around and sleeping next to me as I type this out.
When we received her license in the mail a...
Our mobile phones are hungry for our attention, whether it’s social networks, games, or messaging. You know how it goes, you have 10 minutes before an appointment so you entertain yourself with the phone. While I’ve been trying to carrying some pens and a sketchbook around, that damn ph...
