PBS: The miniseries
I'm often asked how I decide on what I'm going to draw at a festival. It's a great question. Usually, I'm looking for something that will connect with the crowd -- a local personality, a sports hero, a recent celebrity death. This winter, I was fortunate enough to be invited to escape the wintry mess that is a Pittsburgh winter and participate in three different festivals across Florida. In January, I attended the Suncoast Arts Festival in Wesley Chapel, where I drew belov
A happy little chalk drawing
“I can't think of anything more rewarding than being able to express yourself to others through painting. Exercising the imagination, experimenting with talents, being creative; these things, to me, are truly the windows to your soul.” — Bob Ross, “The Joy of Painting.” When I say I'm a self-taught artist, that's not entirely true. Back in second or third grade, my parents enrolled me in some classes at a neighborhood art store. The place smelled of kneaded rubber erasers a