In all honesty, I’m still trying to figure out how to win this war, so I can’t claim to give you the answers. But I can share what works for me in the hopes that it will help other artists out there. Continue reading
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What I'm Reading
The War of Art
Truly an inspiring book that kicked my butt and made me start creating again. It inspired this website!
Drawing with Imagination
Has some great exercises to stretch your drawing skills!
The Creative Habit: Learn It & Use it for Life
More creative inspiration from a legendary dancer!
The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature
I love Cathy Johnson's nature sketches and since I love to hike, I want to draw like her.
Twittering
- Here's 1 of my drawings in the show, scanned in several sections: http://t.co/hJbWRgJB 1 week ago
- SF/Oakland peeps check out figure drawing show in Rockridge Library, this month. 2 of my drawings in exhibit. Info: http://t.co/96n1bohd 1 week ago
- @ReggaeDelgado word! 1 week ago
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I'm Trish Roque and this is my arty blog. My goal is to make more art and to post it here along with musings and the many lessons I no doubt will encounter.