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The Astonishing Thing People Say About Art
In this video, I talk about how art makes a difference in people’s lives, but for some reason, not everyone sees that or believes it. I share three examples of…
Repainting Dragon Portraits: See How I Improved
I first finished painting these dragon portraits in 2017, and honestly, I’ve always loved them. I liked the characters I created, their poses, and the series of paintings that go…
How creativity taught me something amazing about God.
I’m trying something new, or rather, new-ish. Over the last year, and maybe even longer that I’ve become increasingly frustrated with instagram. And recently I’ve decided to really look at…
It’s ok for you to love what you love.
Having fun isn’t hard when you have a library card! —From Arthur the animated series. When I was really small my mom took us to the library quite often. I…
Make your art more amazing by asking dumb questions.
It’s okay to not know what you are doing. You know when it feels like everyone knows something that you don’t? When I was in college I had to take…
How I started my sketchbook & why I love it.
When I was in 7th grade I had an art teacher. A good one. Her name is Syndey and this is her website. She taught us how to draw from…
How to treat your artist brain as a strength.
A Story about our strengths and weaknesses. “Oh my holy heck, you can draw? I wish I could draw. My brother (or mother or aunt) can draw but I didn’t…
Leaving out details can make your art better
Have I mentioned how thrilling it is to sit down with a sketchbook and watch TV? It might be one of my favorite things especially if there’s chocolate. A few…
How to get paid more for your illustrations?
It can be hard to be a freelancer. So here’s a story to help you when you know you should get paid more but you aren’t sure how to make…
What did you love to draw when you were little?
What influenced you then can still influence you now. What did you love to draw when you were little? I’m assuming you loved to draw. Not because all kids love…
The Astonishing Thing People Say About Art
In this video, I talk about how art makes a difference in people’s lives, but for some reason, not everyone sees that or believes it. I share three examples of…
Repainting Dragon Portraits: See How I Improved
I first finished painting these dragon portraits in 2017, and honestly, I’ve always loved them. I liked the characters I created, their poses, and the series of paintings that go…
How creativity taught me something amazing about God.
I’m trying something new, or rather, new-ish. Over the last year, and maybe even longer that I’ve become increasingly frustrated with instagram. And recently I’ve decided to really look at…
It’s ok for you to love what you love.
Having fun isn’t hard when you have a library card! —From Arthur the animated series. When I was really small my mom took us to the library quite often. I…
Make your art more amazing by asking dumb questions.
It’s okay to not know what you are doing. You know when it feels like everyone knows something that you don’t? When I was in college I had to take…
How I started my sketchbook & why I love it.
When I was in 7th grade I had an art teacher. A good one. Her name is Syndey and this is her website. She taught us how to draw from…
How to treat your artist brain as a strength.
A Story about our strengths and weaknesses. “Oh my holy heck, you can draw? I wish I could draw. My brother (or mother or aunt) can draw but I didn’t…
Leaving out details can make your art better
Have I mentioned how thrilling it is to sit down with a sketchbook and watch TV? It might be one of my favorite things especially if there’s chocolate. A few…
How to get paid more for your illustrations?
It can be hard to be a freelancer. So here’s a story to help you when you know you should get paid more but you aren’t sure how to make…
What did you love to draw when you were little?
What influenced you then can still influence you now. What did you love to draw when you were little? I’m assuming you loved to draw. Not because all kids love…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 •Part 4 • Mermay 2019
May 25, 1909 I had to leave my room this morning. Martin came in and fell asleep on the sofa late last night. I don’t know where he was, probably…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 •Part 3 • Mermay 2019
May 19, 1909 Our discovery has become quite popular. Primarily because of the attention Dr. Densley’s tragedy received a few months ago. The thought of a triumphant and happy ending…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 •Part 2 • Mermay 2019
May 8, 1909 Today we visited a site where paleontologists are excavating mermaid bones left behind by the ancient lake. Despite the mosquitos, I enjoyed watching them work. The things…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 • Part 1 • Meramy 2019
March 28, 1909 The Society of Beast and Mermaidology United State Chapter >38 Davenport Street – Boston Dear Mr. Martin Price, We at the Society of Beast and Mermaidology invite…
Mermendium Part 2• Mermay 2018
Mermendium is available as a book. Click here to learn more about it. May 17, 2018 – A Supposed Terrible Thing If you’ve seen The Storyteller, then you know what…
Mermendium Part 1• Mermay 2018
Mermendium is available as a book. Click here to learn more about it. May 1, 2018 -Mermaids Spotted on our first day! I can’t believe we are here. Jeremy (That’s…
Robot Graveyard
By Manelle Oliphant I should have expected Bill the Cat to be dead. That’s the kind of day, no, month… no, year I was having. Today, they’d posted the soccer…
Zoo Daydreams (revised)
On birthdays Mom lets us kids, that’s my brother and me, choose to do a fun activity, or have a party, but we can’t choose both. Last year when I…