My Creativity Blog

Welcome back to My Creativity Blog! My goal in writing this blog is to inspire you! Let me know through comments or email how I’m doing. Thanks for visiting! ~Terry

“Observe Everything.

Communicate Well.
Draw, Draw, Draw.”

Frank Thomas

Thought:
Disney animator, Frank Thomas, gave the advice above to young animators.  I believe this is solid advice for [...]

So, how’s the weather where you are?
I know that the weather has been a major issue in many parts of the country this winter. I have been adapting to living in the Portland, Oregon area after living in Hawaii for two years. Sounds tough, huh? Anyway, it is colder here than in Hawaii. Ya think?
Before [...]

The other day I was called to substitute for an Art teacher. YEAH!  I wrote a little bit about it the other day when I talked about the Reynolds High School Art Show and Auction.  I was asked to teach about blind contour drawing.
I was excited because I love doing blind contour drawing. I love [...]

When I taught Art in public school I spent the first six weeks of class time teaching drawing skills.  We practiced our drawing skills almost every day.  Since I love to draw, this first six weeks was always a pleasure for me.  That wasn’t the case for many of my students. Many students came to [...]

I read an article the other day titled The Importance of Art Trips in Art Education. You can read it if you click on the title in the previous sentence.  The point of the article by Sarah Curtis is that students need to be exposed to art. They need to see the real thing.  Seeing [...]

When I first started out drawing and painting, I was so interested in getting to the painting part that I didn’t really give much thought as to why I was painting a particular subject or what I was trying to portray. I didn’t think about having a focal point or how the eye would move [...]

If your child is interested in drawing, buy them a sketchbook. Any size will work.  They don’t need special pencils, a #2 pencil will work just fine. A #2 pencil can be used for shading. They can press harder with the lead when they want a darker value.
If you want to splurge, you can purchase [...]