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  • New Art: Little Girl with Lamb in Colored Pencil

    I’m finding that I’ve been using a pretty similar process for all the pieces I’ve done recently. The first step, before any color is applied, is to go…

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  • New Work: Bear in Colored Pencil

    Two new drawings in one week! Maybe not sustainable, but I’ll ride this wave of inspiration while it lasts:) As I was doing research before I started this…

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  • New Art: Lion in Colored Pencil

    I read a lot of books to my kids. When we first started homeschooling we chose a literature-based curriculum and years later we still make reading aloud part…

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  • Perspective

    Back in August of 2017 I dislocated my finger. I was holding onto my dog’s collar while he tried to take off after our neighbor’s giant pig that…

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  • What’s the Point of Photorealistic Art?

    Sometimes people ask me what the point of photorealistic art is–where is the reward in recreating something that already exists? Wouldn’t it be much faster and easier to…

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  • When Things Don’t Go According to Plan

    When Things Don’t Go According to Plan

    Graphite pencil and charcoal were the materials I started with when I began taking art seriously, and they’re what I turn to when I’m feeling stressed. That’s how…

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