A Blog About Art Making and Life Making and Getting Better at Both

Aug 18, 20232 min read

A Line is Not Just a Line

Learn the basics about lines as one of the seven elements of art.

Aug 11, 20233 min read

How to Draw a Mandala

Get a quick introduction to the history of mandalas and a simple tutorial on how to draw them.

Aug 4, 20233 min read

Eight Reasons to Draw Even When You Think You Can't

Even if you think you're no good at drawing, there's evidence that suggests you should. It might make you healthier and your brain better.

Jul 28, 20233 min read

Defining Creativity

Creativity is hard to define. It's a mash-up of ideas and failure and fun. It's also a human trait that can go dormant if we're not careful.

Jul 21, 20232 min read

Keep Creativity Joyful

Creativity is supposed to be fun. If it's not, it may be time to step away from what you're working on. Make your art, chase joy.

Jul 13, 20233 min read

Set Yourself Up for Flow

Learn eight practices to help get you into a state of flow more easily. If flow is key to happiness, why not be intentional about it?

Jul 7, 20233 min read

Finding Flow and Happiness in Immersion

An introduction to flow, a sign of creative immersion and the key to happiness. Learn how researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described it.

Mar 5, 20234 min read

Self-directed pep talk

Last week, I signed up to take Bonnie Christine's Immersion course. It's an 8-week self-directed course covering everything a person...

Feb 18, 20234 min read

Practice and progress

There's an old joke that came to mind this week... "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?," asks a New York tourist. "Practice, practice,...

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