May 13, 2025

It ain’t gonna draw itself

What happens to an idea if I’m too scared to draw it? If I don’t feel skilled enough? If I’m just not ready?

April 15, 2025

Extending the antenna

Where do ideas come from? How does one make something from nothing? Perhaps it’s about recognising the importance of a state of receptivity?

February 25, 2025

Something that sounds like music

Do fundamental skills really need to come first? Or, instead of learning those, can we focus on why we’re doing in the first place?

January 7, 2025

Every drawing is a raffle ticket

Until I’ve put an idea on a page, it’s nothing more than an idea – something that’s difficult to see, hold, and connect with.

December 31, 2024

A conversation with a pencil

If a pencil could talk, what would it say to you? Nothing, I suspect, if you don’t use it.

October 15, 2024

Proper technique

If I’m learning a new art form, do I focus on technical correctness first or building an emotional connection with the medium?

August 27, 2024

What would happen if… ?

What happens when you start from a place of asking what would happen if? What risks (and new doors) open up?