Lilla Roger’s Make Art That Sells is a wonderful web site that offers courses and events to help illustrators and designers gain experience and develop portfolio pieces. I find her projects to be exciting, on trend, and incredibly helpful. I signed up for Assignment Bootcamp in January and began the course in March. It is…
Folio Focus Week Eight – Faces
When I hear the word “faces”, I think immediately of a famous person, or an animal’s face. With last week’s Folio Focus assignment, I decided to do a drawing room scene with four faces, including Gertrude Stein, her companion Alice B. Toklas (the woman behind the famous “brownie” recipe), and their pets Basket and Pepe. I…
When Life Gives you Lemons…
Life certainly has its ups and downs, right and left turns, doesn’t it? I recently had surgery on my dominant hand, putting me in a cast for several months. I thought, “I still have to work! I still have to paint! How will I do this, without complaining?” I decided to take the proverbial bull…