I have a terrible habit of jumping from sketchbook to sketchbook, starting a new one before filling the pages of whichever one I'm currently working in. But I really like the idea of filling each sketchbook and I greatly admire artists who seem to have no trouble doing this. On the rare occasion I ...
Higgins Inks Drawing Challenge Wrap-up
Whew! What a month! This is the last official challenge I plan to take on this year as I prepare for holiday season shows. Calendar coming soon for that, by the way. For October, I had been considering wether or not to take on Inktober. For those of you unaware, Inktober is a challenge on ...
Sweet Magnolia
During the #100DayChallenge, I painted a magnolia flower which sold to a local shop owner before the paint was even dry. Soon after I had someone else commission another one. It was a simple painting with a deep black background that made the flower pop. The simplicity of it is what I love most. ...
Strada Easel Challenge: Day 1
September 1st marks the first day of the Strada Easel Challenge! This is my first time joining in on the challenge and it came at the perfect time. After not working with oil paints or realism for many years, I was ready to jump back in. But I was rusty and had forgotten much of what I learned so I ...
The 100 Day Project
If you've been following my work for a while, you will likely have heard of The 100 Day Project. It's a project where artists all over the globe challenge themselves to create every day for 100 days in a row. I've done it before and it's such a great way to push my skillset and to connect more with ...
