Dawn's Blog

I just re-listened to Elizabeth Gilbert's "Creative Living Beyond Fear" Calm Masterclass. It's mysterious how listening, watching, or experiencing ...

The other day I saw a video of someone's natural swimming pool. It was so beautiful, looking like a pond with lily pads and reeds growing on shallo...

I keep finding myself feeling stuck toward the end of a drawing. Where does it go from here? How does it answer the question, “But, why?” I try no...

With summer practically here, I'm looking forward to a beach bonfire. So I drew this and am just trying to figure out how to capture the smell of ...

As I've been out in the garden after a very wet winter (for Southern California), I've been thinking about how much gardening is like the artistic ...

I can remember, so vividly, dreaming of having my own shop filled with things I made. This was 25 years ago so that was nearly impossible back then...

A few days ago an artist I follow posted complaining about the algorithm to her more than 450,000 followers. It kind of irritated me. My accounts ...

- Currently on the iPad - Even though I have so many unfinished things here, there, and everywhere, I started a new drawing. Going with the flo...

Have I been drawing everyday? Well, yes, starting a few days ago. I had a few big wedding orders and then there was Mother's Day and, you know, dis...

So maybe I did allow too much time to pass before working on I WAS HERE. I stared at it for a long time, then began looking at images of vintage H...

To make any progress, I need to be working on something new everyday. By something new, I mean an idea, a drawing, a project that is not an order o...

I've been feeling a bit out of focus lately. I thought once the kids got older and started driving themselves everywhere, doing their own laundry,...