by Kate | Apr 1, 2019
Inspiration “snuggle into this moment like a bird into her nest,” I wrote in a poem, which prompted me to search online for images of nesting birds. I found this photo of a flammulated owl nestling. I had a good time with my research. First, to discover that...
by Kate | Feb 25, 2019
inspiration Part of well-being is eating healthy foods. I googled “vegetables, fruits and grains” and viewed the results. I like this photo of vegetables because it’s not too complicated, but offers interesting textures and colors. photo by: Liz West Working from my...
by Kate | Jan 28, 2019
Inspiration: The kind promise for this month is “I will live with joy for no apparent reason.” I googled joyful animals and discovered this laughing dormouse. It’s a little out of season, since it is a spring picture. Spring makes me happy anyway so, why not draw...
by Kate | Dec 31, 2018
inspiration My promise this January is “to forgive with wild abandon.” Both forgiveness and the beginning of the year make me think of big changes. Since I wanted to draw an animal, I googled and found a list of Top 10 Animal Transformers. It was a fun list to...
by Kate | Nov 26, 2018
inspiration: Since I wanted to draw something seasonal, I thought of the poinsettia. Considering reference photos, I happened upon a close up of the poinsettia pistil. (I googled to find the name of that part of the flower and learned some flower anatomy.) I also...
