

Retro Reds: Step by Step
After years of traditional drawing and painting, and years of using Photoshop for photo manipulation, I decided for purposes of a new...


Twenty-minute study
It's both challenging and exciting to impose time limits when drawing. Doing so forces me to prioritize what I want to accomplish on...


Uncle Joe
Charcoal on Newsprint Approximately 5 hours


Tools of the Trade
Newsprint paper. It's not archival. It's cheap in every sense of the word, and yellows as it ages. Charcoal. It's dry and dusty. No...


New Studio in Valley Park
OK. Here I go! I am opening a studio in Valley Park. It's a very rustic space, located in a manufacturing facility. No bells. No...


Twenty-minutes later...
Spending twenty minutes to sketch someone every day is a great way to practice and remember your drawing techniques.


Comparison
Ten-minute drawing (left), and a two-hour drawing.