drawing – KATARINA THORSEN

By Kat Thorsen September 18, 2020

tRUTH.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 1933-2020

By Kat Thorsen August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

Drawing an eye using charcoal and an eraser (video)

Drawing with Kat – Eye from Anna T Fabulous on Vimeo. Drawing the human eye using charcoal and an eraser.

By Kat Thorsen March 29, 2020March 28, 2020

Simple OWL drawing lesson using kid-grade felt pens

[Film by Anna Thorsen] I teach OWL drawing for most, if not all, of my creative engagement workshops. I use the OWL image as it is easy to break it … Continue reading Simple OWL drawing lesson using kid-grade felt pens

By Kat Thorsen December 31, 2019December 31, 2019

A quick creative project on last day of 2019: The Death and Burial of Cock Robin

Rainy stay-inside sick day today. I have stayed in PJs and creative process. I spent the last few hours interpreting The Death and Burial of Cock Robin with ink, watercolour … Continue reading A quick creative project on last day of 2019: The Death and Burial of Cock Robin

By Kat Thorsen September 12, 2019September 12, 2019

I don’t bleed anymore. Finding solace in journal pages.

“These are the days of tweeting, blogging, posting, instagraming, snapchatting, you name it. Everyone seems to be doing it. Some people seem very comfortable expressing every morsel of their living … Continue reading I don’t bleed anymore. Finding solace in journal pages.

By Kat Thorsen August 11, 2019

Turn the page- visualizing fading memory

My latest favourite daily practice is to quickly sketch and then saturate the drawing with watercolour crayon and coffee. I love the feel of the wrinkled page. How the coffee … Continue reading Turn the page- visualizing fading memory

By Kat Thorsen August 4, 2019August 4, 2019

Quick sketch: Young gull at English Bay

Why is it,” Jonathan puzzled, “that the hardest thing in the world is to convince a bird that he is free, and that he can prove it for himself if … Continue reading Quick sketch: Young gull at English Bay

By Kat Thorsen July 29, 2019July 31, 2019

There are times of no ideas… – Lynda Barry (but there is always process)

Daily disciplined connection with my journal maintains my creative process and even though the entries are seemingly unrelated to my writing project… … they cleanse my brain and I am … Continue reading There are times of no ideas… – Lynda Barry (but there is always process)