I was sitting on the floor of a small home in Kolkata, northern India, where I'd be staying for the …
Drawing Exercise: Sight Size Block in
Last week, I posted about why I think accuracy training is so useful for realist artists. You can …
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Meditations on a well-used pencil
Let me just get this out of the way first: Two weeks ago, I had a heart attack. Sorry, I know that …
Gratitude – What Almost Dying Taught Me About How To Live
A few weeks ago, I began to feel some pain in my abdomen and lower back. Being busy, and not wanting …
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What a Little Boy Taught Me About Achieving The “Impossible”
We were sitting in the doctor’s office, listening to his description of a little boy and our hearts …
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How To Get Better at Painting – Without Painting Anything
John Wooden died in 2009. But if you're a basketball coach today, you're still living in his …
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Lessons Learned From a Failed Daily Drawing Habit
For some time now, I’ve been keeping a daily drawing habit going. Without doubt, it’s been one of …
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Forget Inspiration
In the broad scheme of things, creativity is a pretty recent idea. In fact, the first use of the …
The Truth about Seeing – And Why it Makes Drawing so Hard
When you’re starting out learning to draw - and actually, even when you’ve been going for a while - …
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What we did in July – Creative Triggers Monthly Drawing Practice Challenge
A few weeks ago, I posted some simple instructions for a drawing exercise that will help you to see …
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