A Creative Journey, by Michael Mitchell

I have not sketched from a model in quite some time, so when the Rancho Cordova city hall offered an evening of drawing, I took them up on i...

One of my favorite shows this season has been the Shannara Chronicles on MTV. It had it's season finale last week so I thought I would d...

After finishing my Darth Vader portrait in pencil , it got me thinking...since Darth Vader is so black, why not start with black paper and ...

So I guess I've got a Star Wars theme going here: Kylo Ren , a stormtrooper , and Boba Fett . So it wouldn't be complete without a p...

I have been meaning to paint a whirling dervish for a while (my wife is a big Rumi fan) so I thought I would start with a simple study in Co...

I guess I've got a Star Wars theme going here. Here is some retro Star Wars for you: Boba Fett. I started this portrait as a quick penc...

In keeping with my New Year's resolution of taking risks with my art, I have taken my Stormtrooper and transformed it into Finn...or i...

I got some new pencils for Christmas and decided to take them for a spin. I am always sketching with a #2 pencil and that is what I am us...

Of all the trends in 2015, I thought this one was quite silly. So let's commemorate duck face with a drawing! The biggest challenge ...

Star Wars is all the rage right now, so I thought I would try my skills at Kylo Ren, the new Star Wars villain. I won't put any spoilers...

This is a potrait piece of actress Katie Findlay. To give proper credit, it was taken from a freeze frame of the movie "The Bridge...

At first glance, you might think I'm back to painting more scenes from Maui, but actually, this is based on a photo I took at Santa Cruz...

Trying to escape the heat, my family headed up to South Lake Tahoe. The scenery up there never disappoints. One of our favorite beaches is...

What artist can resist doing a self portrait at some point? I have done self portraits in pencil: one back in college which is lost somewher...

How is it that my posts sometimes just disappear? Anyways, here it is again... I got an invitation to the Great Scott Road Bike and Walk ...

 I've always been fascinated by the way light and water react with each other. A reflection in the water is one thing, but when it is ju...

Ok, after last week's portrait practice, I decided I better practice some more. Here is a sketch I did during a watercolor workshop by...

It has been more than 6 months since I have painting from a live model so I'm a little out of practice. I headed over to Patris' St...

Sometimes after letting a painting sit for a while, I will go back and see if I can improve on it.  Usually it doesn't take a month befo...

I always slip into my comfort zone when I am feeling artistically blocked...and that would be pencil sketching. It's very forgiving. Si...