I think it’s helpful, especially in the middle of a massive winter storm, to doodle repetitive lines. I do this first with pencil, then take something and work it out into a more grandiose design later, usually with a ruler. But at first, draw the things you know. Soon a Read more…
One of the things I love to draw on a clean white surface is a frame. There is something delicious about defining your drawing space. It’s almost like saying, “In this square, I will draw something noteworthy!” before you have even done it. A little trumpet sounds somewhere in the Read more…
It is so important to challenge yourself in art. Picking something that is against your grain is always rewarding. As Edward O. Wilson (the greatest living American biologist) said in a lecture last night, criticism against one of his scientific theories spurred him on to write a rebuttal book that Read more…
When I was little, my grandfather was an engineer working at NASA. He used to give me rulers and templates to play with and I would sit near him as he worked at his drafting table. I would draw endlessly, creating long elegant lines, perfectly round circles or shapes and Read more…
Since I have an art background, I like the feel of gliding my ink pens on a piece of thick paper. The touch, the visual aspect and the time involved in pondering the line itself are all rewarding to me personally, but some designs can only be done in your Read more…
I work with a print lab that uses reactive dyes not pigment printing, which means I can get my colors to match the original intent 9 times of out 10 and is quite an improvement over most online digital printing services today. With those services you have to focus more Read more…