Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher

One of my greatest joys, as an artist, a teacher, and simply as a person, is inspiring other people to create.

Picasso famously said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”

I believe creativity can be taught, nurtured, exercised, and grown, just like artistic skill. You don't have to be born knowing how to draw. You just have to be willing to begin.

And for me, drawing begins with one thing:

Learning to see.

Before I teach someone to draw an eye, a face, an animal, or anything else, I teach them to stop looking at it as an eye or a face and start seeing what's actually there: lines, shapes, angles, light, shadow, and the spaces in between.

Once you learn to really see, you can begin to recreate what you see.

That's what my little Come Draw With Me lessons are about. Nothing intimidating. Grab a pencil, give yourself permission to make some imperfect lines, and come draw with me.

Because creativity isn't something you either have or you don't. It's something you use.