Drawing and Painting Tips

The Morning I Stopped Trying to Convince You That You Can Draw

You don’t know what you haven’t experienced yet—that moment when you look down at your drawing on the page and think, “Wow! I did this. I actually created this.”
Yesterday morning, sitting in my garden, I realized I can’t convince you that drawing will change your life. I can only invite you to experience it for yourself.
So I’m done trying to convince accomplished retired women they’re creative. Instead, I’m going to explain what drawing actually is—the facts, the systematic approach—and give you small doses to try right now. Because conviction doesn’t come from my words. It comes from your experience.

Why Retirement Is the Perfect Time to Learn Drawing: Four Conditions That Never Existed Before

Something unusual happens when I ask retired women why they want to learn to draw now. They often apologize. “I know I should have done this when I was younger,” they say. “I’ve wasted so much time. I’m probably too old now.” But after teaching for 33 years, I’ve observed the opposite: Retirement creates conditions […]

Everything You’ve Been Told About Creativity and Analytical Minds Is Wrong

After 33 years teaching analytical women to draw, I’ve discovered systematic minds aren’t blocking creativity—they’re the key to awakening it. For 33 years, I’ve been observing something that contradicts everything conventional wisdom tells us about creativity. And the evidence is overwhelming. The Common Belief “Creative people are intuitive, free-spirited, right-brained. They trust their feelings. They […]