Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
~Oscar Wilde

Re-orgs all around
Date
3 February 2024
Went through the drawers of my art desk to make physical inks more accessible. I…
Punny pooch
Date
1 February 2024
Wasn’t feeling the jellyfish tonight, so ran down a random idea that occurred when I…
A little moonlight coming through the blinds
Date
31 January 2024
Not sure about the second cactus, but time, and shading, will tell. Maybe take the…
Go turn a deeper blue
Date
27 January 2024
I generally prefer clear outlines and defined line work, but this exercise was an interesting…
Shading Exercises
Date
26 January 2024
This was tricksy and makes me want to review perspective so I can go full…
I ink, therefore I ‘gram
Date
23 January 2024
No, not really. Shading from the imagination. By the end of the complex shapes I…
I don’t need a reason why
Date
21 January 2024
Assignment was to test shading styles – was nice to get back to some of…
Filling in the blanks
Date
19 January 2024
Shadow placement exercises; took more than a few liberties to be swoopy and tweak the…
Cast and form shadow exercise
Date
17 January 2024
Not crazy about the round exemplar, so I took another shot with a more targeted…
Love is all you knead
Date
16 January 2024
Digital coloring exercise in ordering layers. 7 base layers and 7 clipping masks. I think…
Value scales and contrast drills
Date
13 January 2024
Added some texture to keep things interesting. So many brushes to try.
Love is to be truthful
Date
5 January 2024
The exercise was to explore the emotional quality of line work by drawing cat faces….
every colour illuminates
Date
24 December 2023
Still more interested in color than crafting at the moment. Shouldn’t have made that crack…
Rhythm vs Symmetry
Date
17 December 2023
I stalled out on the Illustrator’s Launchpad again. I really meant to finish the balance…