It’s Monday and time for the “secret color challenge with a twist” BIG REVEAL!  Three pieces, ten days, required elements. WITH GRAFFITI!  Just for fun, I’ll let you study the photos and guess the 3 colors and figure out the twist. Yes, there is a quiz!  After that, we can ruminate on the value of doing […]

Finding a Creative Community

by Barbara Martin

in Try This

There is something magical that happens when artists get together in a friendly group and make art, but I am not exactly sure what it is. It might be synergy; it might be the proverbial mutual admiration society at work; it might be the fun of seeing what everyone is doing; it might be the relief of feeling […]

Secret Challenge Revealed

by Barbara Martin

in Try This

Today Jordan Hill and I reveal the results of the secret art challenge!  Last week we set up a private color challenge:  we independently selected two colors each and then combined our choices. We were to make 5 pieces with these colors. By today. And we did! The secret challenge colors: lime green soft yellow red silvery lilac […]

It took me a long time to realize that while artists may seem to have an inborn talent, they actually develop their art making skills by practicing. Doodles? Practice. Sketching? Practice. Staring into space? Practice.  They work it out over many attempts. Just like a toddler toddles and then walks, artists scribble and then draw.  […]