A student sent me a drawing two Octobers ago and asked why it wasn't scary. She'd done everything right on paper. Cobwebs in the corners, a bat crossing the moon, a ghost floating in an upstairs...

The first cat I ever drew looked like a potato with ears. I was maybe seven, hunched over a scrap of paper, absolutely certain it would come out perfect. It did not. But here's the thing I wish...

I labeled an entire set of storage bins with a Sharpie once. Neat, clear, color-coded. Looked great. Two weeks later - gone. Not faded. Gone. The plastic looked like I'd never touched it. That's...

There's a quiet fear that keeps a lot of talented people from ever taking their art seriously. It sounds like this: "I never went to art school, so am I even allowed to call myself an artist?" I felt...

I didn't set out to spend $300 on markers. That's the thing about art supplies. It happens in twenty and forty dollar increments over a couple of years, and then one afternoon you're organizing your...

If you've ever stood in an art store holding a single Copic Sketch marker, looked at the $8 price tag, and felt genuinely paralyzed I get it. I've been there. I've also been on the other side of...