Have you checked out the Sketchbook Challenge yet? Well get your pencils out and head over to get inspired! Sue Bleiweiss was kind enough to interview me about my sketchbooks. Sketching is such a big part of how I stay in a creative state of mind. There are many days that I don’t even make it into my studio as I take care of the business side of art, but by keeping my sketchbook close at hand I can still be creative.

I also treated myself to these fabulous Caran d’ache gradient grey sketching pencils!! LOVE that they are color coded on the outside. I hate having to dig through my pencils reading those tiny little letters and numbers to get the right one. I got mine from a lovely little shop in Port Angeles WA called Art Supplies Unlimited.

Also, have you seen the Cover Guy on the latest CPS Studios???

It’s Ty Pennington!! He is such an awesome creative and this issue looks to be chock full of inspiration to help get your studio in shape and your creative juices flowing! Also in this issue is an excerpt from my book, so be sure to pick up this issue as they’re expecting it to sell out with Ty on the cover!