Take the 20 minutes a day challenge
Today, I am issuing the 20 Minutes A Day Challenge (and also publicly committing to a new project that I am going to be working on as part of the challenge over the next few weeks and months). If you read my blog regularly, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of doing things in small chunks of time. It constantly amazes me how much it’s possible to get done working in this way
Win a Moleskine Sketchbook (and some other goodies)
After my post last week about why I love, I received a number of emails and comments from people who said they would like to give a Moleskine a try, but were put off by the price. If that’s you (or even if you’ve already be converted to Moleskine love!), then I have a little competition for you.
Why I Love Moleskines (and some resources)
One of the questions I’m asked most frequently on Twitter is, why do I mention Moleskine sketchbooks so much (and why they are my own sketchbook of choice). I thought, rather than answering the question over and over again, I’d write a blog post that I can easily refer people too.
Little and Often
Little and often is my mantra of the moment. Looking back over the last few years I can see that it’s a philosophy I’ve been developing and living by for a long time, but I think it’s only been put into words (and more determined action) recently. The phrase isn’t mine, it is something a more »
20 (More) Wonderful Drawing Blogs
After the positive response my last list of 20 Wonderful Drawing Blogs received I thought I’d post a further selection from some of the inspirational blogs I visit regularly in my search of links to post to twitter.
9 Ways to declutter your studio or workspace
- Stop using paper (or at least keeping it!). This is something I’m trying. You might think it’s odd for an artist to be thinking about working in a paperless way, and I’m not going to manage it completely, at least not yet, but I am cutting down…
Guest post: Five (offline!) ways to find inspiration
This post was written by the talented and imaginative Laura Barnard. Check out her website and follow her on Twitter. Recently, I’ve been trying to make a concerted effort not to use just the computer for inspiration (clearly, deciding to embark on a mission that involved a greater time than usual outside was a genius more »
Getting on with the everyday to get past a creative slump
I’ve been rather tired over the last couple of weeks. I think it probably something to do with the end of an intensive creative period getting my new issue of The Beany finished. I do have new projects in the pipeline, but have been feeling like I needed a bit of a break before getting more »
I have a drawing confession
Sometimes I buy things just because I want to draw them. There, I’ve said it. I feel better now. Mostly, the things I buy are cheap enough and usually get used. But, if I’m presented with say, a beautiful packet of tea, and a non-descript packet, the beautiful packet will usually find it’s way into more »
20 Wonderful Drawing Blogs
I’ve been posting drawing related links to Twitter now for over a year and have some across some wonderful blogs. I thought I’d share some of my favourites. 1. Danny Gregory. Danny’s blog was one of the first drawing blog I discovered
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I'm Michael Nobbs, an artist, blogger and tea drinker (not necessarily in that order).
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