FilipinaMar 182 minThe Future Is BrightIt's hard to think about the future when there is so much uncertainty about our health, our economy, and our future as a nation. My family and I are all safe...
FilipinaMar 73 minFinding My Voice I remember when I was an art major that my professors were always talking about providing context and creating meaning in our work. We learned about the hist...
FilipinaDec 19, 20196 min100 Day Portrait Challenge: 10 Tips for SuccessThe 100 Day Portrait Challenge is a free Instagram art challenge hosted by artist A.J. Alper. He generously shares his tips, advice, and video demos on how t...
FilipinaNov 8, 20197 minLessons Learned: All About Inktober 2019Reflections from a First-Time Inktober Artist Inktober 2019 Day 1 (left) and Day 30 (right) Hello! It’s been a little while since I’ve posted to my website. ...
FilipinaMay 1, 20191 minDay 13 Negative Space TreesToday’s exercise is to make a negative space drawing of a landscape. I spent about 30 minutes on this. I realized that the leaves of the yellow trees behind ...
FilipinaApr 29, 20192 minDay 12 Five Minute DrawingsToday I practiced making 5 minute drawings of a landscape photo. I alternated between drawing fast for 5 minutes and drawing slow for 5 minutes. I learned so...
FilipinaApr 28, 20191 minDay 11 Landscape ValuesView of my backyard Toned Tan Sketch Paper, Pencil, Charcoal, Pastel 9 x 12 in. What I Learned Strathmore Toned Tan Sketch Paper is very smooth – I wanted so...
FilipinaApr 26, 20191 minDay 10 The New Girl DrawingDay 10 The New Girl at School New Girl at School Photo Reference What I Learned I learned how to draw the Golden Ratio around your still life setup. Use the ...
FilipinaApr 20, 20191 minDay 9 The New Girl at SchoolDay 9 – The New Girl at School pencil on paper I spent today’s drawing focusing on measuring angles and making accurate proportions. A. LOT. OF. TIME. I only...
FilipinaApr 19, 20191 minDay 8 – A White JugDay 8 – A White Jug The Whole Setup What I Learned Drawing from life was extremely frustrating. I kept erasing my previous drawings instead of moving on to a...
FilipinaApr 17, 20191 minDay 7 – Blind Contour Still LifeDay 7 – Blind Contour Drawings in 15 minutes Today I set up a still life and practiced making as many blind contour drawings as I could in 15 minutes. I enj...
FilipinaApr 15, 20192 minDrawing Fur and HairDay 6 Cow Portrait Today’s challenge is to practice drawing fur and hair. I noticed that the printout I made of the stock photo reproduces the shadows and co...
FilipinaApr 10, 20191 minValue Drawing PracticeDay 5 – Value Drawing of a Girl. Instead of drawing shapes, I worked on making a drawing using a range of values. Values are the degrees of how light or dark...
FilipinaApr 8, 20192 minPen ExperimentsDay 4 – 5 minute Contour Drawings – Pitt Big Brush I played around with different kinds of pens so I could see what kind of marks I liked to make. This one w...
FilipinaApr 6, 20192 minHow I Learned to Draw Hands Using Contour DrawingsDay 3: Contour Drawing – 20 minutes. This morning, I made my contour hand drawings using a Pigma Micron pen (Size 05). This is the last one I made and it’s m...
FilipinaApr 4, 20191 minHow Drawing Blind Teaches You How to SeeToday I worked on blind contour drawings of my hand. In a blind contour drawing, you make the drawing with one continuous line and don’t look down at the pag...
FilipinaApr 2, 20191 minHomeless Man PortraitCredit: MorgueFile Photo by BBoomerinDenial The 100 Day Project has begun! For today’s 1-hour drawing, I worked on making a pencil drawing using this photo r...