Author Archives: saulsbee

Hello… August?! This last month I took a sort of mini-staycation from my art. I stopped working on any big pieces, and got back into a sketchbook habit. I was already working on figure drawing and learning how to draw people. But this time I really tried to focus and keep at it. To keepContinue reading “The Shallow End – August 2020”

When I start a landscape, still life, or a drawing of an astronaut in space, the one thing I don’t have to think about is style. I have to consider the composition, color, and size of the piece before and during an art project, but the actual drawing style relies of experience and intuition. ItContinue reading “Notes on Style”

Hello July! While I’m still not comfortable with re-opening my shop just yet, I’ve recently started to imagine what it would look like when that finally happens. It feels like kinda sorta starting to maybe get ready to re-open, which feels hopeful. I mean, I have a lot of art work I’ve made recently thatContinue reading “The Shallow End – July 2020”

Hello June! I finally feel like I found a natural rhythm to my work day. I took the pressure off myself to reach specific daily goals, and found that in giving myself that space to follow my intuition instead of a to-do list, I’ve become more productive overall. I’ve been painting and writing nearly everyContinue reading “The Shallow End – June 2020”

The espresso machinefills the cupwith dark, warmnectar.It hums, it buzzes.And soon,so will I. Sooo…I’ve started writing poetry! It was something I had tried a bit last autumn on a whim. I literally have no memory of what compelled me to try to write that first poem. I know I had been reading a lot ofContinue reading “Early Days”

Hello May! I hope to reopen my Etsy shop as soon as possible, but more importantly, as soon as reasonable and safe. Unfortunately, I do not believe that is right now. But I appreciate everyone’s patience and support right now. In the meantime, I’ve been focusing on other business-y tasks that I usually don’t makeContinue reading “The Shallow End – May 2020”

I shaved my head. Correction — I made my husband shave my head. My hair has gone from shoulder length and permanently in a messy bun, to an undercut pixie thing ala Abby Wambach. So we’re handling stay at home pretty well. Obviously… I kid… not about my hair. That actually happened. But about itContinue reading “Normal”

Hello April! Where do I even begin? In case you missed it, I’ve decided to temporarily close my Etsy shop. I’m super disappointed, but I also believe it is the right decision for me right now. In the meantime, I’ve been trying to keep busy working. So a smidge of good news is that I’llContinue reading “The Shallow End – April 2020”

I thought I was struggling with making art because I wasn’t creative enough (or anymore). Or maybe I was too lazy. I knew I wanted to create, but I still found myself hesitating to make any mark. Normally the wisdom for “creative block” is to press on, to create anyway. And yes, this can absolutelyContinue reading “Creative Block”

Hello March! I didn’t do a lot of art this last month, admittedly. I spent a lot of time thinking about and figuring out what it takes to keep myself feeling inspired creatively. Some of the more successful approaches surprised me and I plan to talk about it more in depth in my next blogContinue reading “The Shallow End – March 2020”