I'm a big fan of being particular, particularly when it comes to creative endeavors. Each of us has things we like and things we don't and lots of stuff to explore. Our interests and tastes change over time, and we gradually gain insight into very fine details of what makes us happy and what's less [...]
Sunsets are always good for a bit of color inspiration. I can't even count how many times one of my blue and purple pictures takes a sudden turn toward smoldering sunset tones. Sunset shade palettes let you use lots of colors and there's no way to color them wrong. Today's sunset is from Balance For [...]
When you work at home and run your own business, it’s really easy to blur the boundaries between work and home - especially if you work in a creative feel and want to let life and art intermix. I really never have a desire to get away from the creative aspects of what I do, [...]
Slow coloring carries over into the rest of the day, making thoughts clearer and demands less demanding. There are no prizes for being the fastest colorist or the slowest colorist, but there is great reward in being a colorist that is true to your own natural coloring rhythms. Today's coloring is from Balance For Crayons [...]
Slow coloring just keeps on moving at its own gentle pace. Today we have some corn kernels and pretty aqua shades. Just coloring. Letting the rest of the world fade away for a while. Peaceful colors for a peaceful mind. Not a lot of shapes left, but why rush? Coloring doesn't have to be about [...]
I am definitely a member of the slow colorists club. I don't like the feeling of rushing towards the completion of a coloring. It's the timeless feeling of coloring each little shape that gives me the greatest coloring pleasure. Years ago, I noticed that I often colored one shape while thinking ahead to what colors [...]
Let's take a stroll through my garden today and see what kind of color inspiration we might find. As you can tell, I went a little bit nuts with the flower seeds! (I'm also using the water color setting on my camera to help hide the occasional weed or dry flower seed head.) I like [...]
In yesterday's post I told you about the moment of panic I had when I noticed a missing line in one of my drawings. (One that was fortunately only missing from my rough draft copy of the book, not the final draft.) When we last left off, I was trying to figure out how to [...]
