Ever wanted to do something creative but felt too intimidated to try? That’s how I felt a few months ago. You see, a friend was looking for someone to take her portrait. I wanted to photograph her but there were…
Who said drawing was easy, anyway?
This year one of my goals was to join a Life Drawing Group. I love it – a beautiful drive through the hills to spend two uninterrupted hours of bliss, all electronic devices turned off, eye to canvas, charcoal to…
Sometimes you just have to get the party started
Do you want to do some painting? Nah (next day) Would you like to do some painting now? Uh-uh (next day…sprawls out newspaper and paintbrushes while kidlets play computer games.) Painting! Can I paint? Sometimes we need the moment to…
Exploring Creativity
I’ve been persevering with the 52 weeks project, taking a self portrait every week. Well, not quite every week. For one, I need to set aside the time. Also it does feel terribly narcissistic; I don’t think it’s too healthy…