May 25th, 2006 – I chose this picture to draw next for a few reasons. One, the squirrel has enormous expressive eyes, and two, I need to practice on fur. It’s also a pretty cool action shot. In the end I didn’t finish it in the time I had set aside for drawing that day, [...]

May 13th, 2006 – Another drawing chosen for practicing color pencils. It’s a very colorful bird and one I’d never seen before besides in this book. It’s about time I try feathers out again and see if I can do better. Practice makes perfect.

May 11th, 2006 – It’s time to try out colors. I have pastel pencils but have so far avoided doing anything in color. Now is a good time to try. While color can bring out the true image you’re trying to draw, it also can be difficult to learn to shade properly. I wanted to [...]

Monday, June 29th, 2008 – My first stop today is Mystic, Connecticut. There is supposed to be a pretty cool maritime museum there, and for anyone who has seen the movie ‘Mystic Pizza’ it was filmed there.
The ride out of New York is as bad as the ride in, but at least the traffic slowly [...]