Archive - It's Good to Be Here

Art Lesson #29: Drawing People

Part One. We're going to spend a few weeks on this!

14 hrs ago •

Illustrated Book Review: The Stone of Chastity

Margery Sharp's unlikely pulp novel

15 hrs ago •

Annie Proulx Used to Write Homesteading Pamphlets

You never know when your next act's about to start.

Apr 12 •

Art Lesson #28: A pre-painted page at Union Square

A lighthearted approach to urban sketching

Apr 12 •

Art Lesson # 27: Draw Your Garden

Plant it! Grow it! Draw it!

Apr 5 •

These Herbs Make Everything Better

So go plant some already!

Apr 5 •

March 2024

Art Lesson #26: Coffee & Sketching in North Beach

The Zoetrope building, sketched (kind of) live

Mar 29 •

The Natural Wonders of Triple Divides

Quirky geology, plus an event in Cannon Beach

Mar 23 •

Art Lesson #25: A 40-minute street scene

aka, Katie's second Porto drawing!

Mar 22 •

Art Lesson #24: Live Sketching from Coit Tower

Join me in San Francisco!

Mar 15 •

Art Lesson #23: I'm Drawing Your Vacation Photos!

This time we go to Porto, with Katie.

Mar 8 •

In Praise of a Dull Life

(Spoiler alert: it's not that dull)

Mar 8

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