I Heard You Can Draw!

It happens to all of us every now and then. We get stuck. But it's all about how to get out of that rut. In this episode, I talk about three ways to get unstuck: Use a prompt - We read several prompts from the MOMA’s websiteMovement - Florence CaneCollaborate - play the exquisite corpse drawing game with your family or friends. All three of these activities will get you started on a new path to finding your creative stride. Sometimes you have to get off of the beaten path an...

What is a cartoon? Did you know that the word comes from Italian and goes all the way back to the 1500s? In today's episode, we talk about how kids love drawing cartoons, and it's a great form of expression for them. I also reminisce on how the International Museum of Cartoon Art was a place I hung out in when it was in Boca Raton! I even won their cartoon contest! Original Cartoons from the Royal Academy Support the show

Kendra is a full time artist and founder of Being Sacred Art. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University and has been practicing art for over 15 years. Kendra spent four years teaching art in the public school system but always knew deep down she was meant to be a full time maker and creatress. Being Sacred is her journey in following her true path of divine expression. Her inquiry in art and life is a continuous quest to live all movements completely in...

Today I speak with the author Jennifer Savran Kelly, whose debut novel Endpapers is about an artist named Dawn. Kelly says that this book is a love letter to art! Kelly fills us in on what it was like writing about a character who is stuck - not only with her art but also in her gender identity. As she figures out her situation in her life, her art is also finally able to be expressed as well. Kelly talks about the art classes that she took during the same time as the book's setting. ...

Today we’re going to talk about being the “class artist”. The class artist is what I call that kid in elementary school who is identified as the person who can draw. Everyone knows that if they need something or want something drawn, they would go to that person. Were you the class artist? Is your child the class artist? I was. Being the class artist can shape a person’s identity, and become a confidence booster! But at some point as artists, and people, we have to know when to draw t...

Do you love drawing portraits as much as I do? Do you draw from life, or do you make up faces from your imagination? William Steig said in 1992, “I often ask myself, ‘What would be an ideal life?’—I think an ideal life would be just drawing.” I completely agree! In this episode, I talk about how fun it is to make drawings of the people in your everyday life from life. We look at some more of the unknown Ellsworth Kelly drawings that he made of people in his life, and I talk about...

Today I'm going to talk about the three things that I love about sketchbooks: 1. You can play and experiment in them without feeling judged. You can create freely. 2. You can document life and your thoughts and your artistic progress over the years, and 3. You can gain insight into other artists’ minds by looking at other artists’ sketchbooks. Some are even published that you can purchase. If you want to start keeping a sketchbook, or you have a child or student wh...

Welcome to the first episode of the I Heard You Can Draw podcast, where we talk all about drawing! In this episode I tell you about three times throughout my life where a light was shone on certain situations that helped guide me on the path to do what I love, which is to draw. Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls. Joseph Campbell Song: A Beautiful Place to Start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg-dSoNmcZs Lyrics by John Kavanaugh an...

In this podcast, we will be talking about how drawing can be a way to connect with the world around us. We will look at artists from the past and present and how drawing has had a positive impact on their lives. What I hope you get from listening to this podcast is a sense of community with others who love to draw as much as I do! Make sure to subscribe and review. New episodes drop on Wednesdays starting October 4th. Support the show