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Valley Oak in Coarsegold, California In our town is an old oak tree that hangs over the road....

Mostly what I share with my subscribers are things I’ve learned about sketching and drawing. I...

An interesting thing happened this past week. My daughter, Elaine, has been visiting and we went...

In the last post I focused on how easy it is to do some simple measuring to get your subject on...

A lot of people think drawing is hard. I know it doesn’t come easy for everyone. That shouldn’t...

If you’re like me you want to improve as an artist. I’m not looking for shortcuts, tips, and...

Wouldn’t it be nice to just look at something and draw it? There it is on the paper right where...

Karen, one of my subscribers, wanted some advice on how to properly judge the size of the subject...

If you’re anything like me you wish you could draw better, faster. Have you wondered “How can I...

Besides having a finished work of art you can be proud of, have you wondered if there are other...

80% Benefit From 20% Effort In the early days of desktop computers I taught production artists...

My YouTube channel has an active community of subscribers and sometimes they ask questions I...

Anyone can draw faster. If you watch any toddler with a pencil you’ll marvel at how fast they can...

Illustrators often need to place characters in scenes to tell stories. Sometimes it’s hard to get...

Last year I designed and illustrated the book, Who Rocked the Boat?, a business parable by Curtis...

My daughter texted me from the doctor’s office the other day. She was in the waiting room with...

One of my favorite art books is The Artist’s Guide to Sketching by James Gurney and Thomas...

I recently completed the book design and illustrations for FranklinCovey's Who Rocked the Boat?