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Is Procrastination Killing Your Creativity?

Emily2021-12-17T11:12:39+00:00December 16th, 2021|All posts, Inspiration, Sketchbooks|

Procrastination. Might it be holding your creativity back? Why is it that we procrastinate when it comes to getting creative? There is an irony [...]

“You can’t wait for inspiration you have to go after it with a club” Jack London. The words ‘plan’ and ‘artist’ are not natural or [...]

I'm a BIG believer in the power of small drawings and what they can help you achieve. I have posted about the small drawing [...]

You may only be drawing for a short while before the concept of perspective looms large. I found that I got quickly frustrated at [...]

A Day in the Life of My Sketchbook! I feel as if I should be giving you a slow cooker recipe to correspond to [...]

Ever wondered how to fill the first page of your sketchbook? Can you relate to feeling overwhelmed or not knowing what to draw? There is [...]

When you learn how to draw a chair, you adopt a host of drawing skills along the way. Before I get started exploring what you [...]

I have long held a fascination with the paintings of Gustav Klimt. In my recent exploration of drawing the human figure from scratch I have [...]

How to Draw a Human Figure? It’s my nemesis to be honest. An ambition of mine is to be able to sketch human figures quickly [...]

I often feel we take the humble pencil for granted. Once you master how to draw in pencil you have cracked the code to building [...]