Paul Heaston

Been thinking about teaching again since my wife lost her job and we need a reliable income, and assuming I could teach full time (unlikely when you’re an adjunct) I could *maybe* make $50k a year before taxes. So that would just about cover our cost of living assuming we don’t eat.

The last five years for me have been very difficult for my mental health in terms of being an artist. I’m having a lot of doubts, and I’m having a hard time finding the inclination to keep making art. Is anyone else feeling the same way and what has helped?

My life drawing sale is LIVE: paulheaston.bigcartel.com

I’m selling some recent life drawings. They go on sale this Friday Nov 14 at 10 am MST. paulheaston.bigcartel.com

At Mango Tree coffee with Clyde. Magenta Milky Pop pen.

Flight from Denver to DC. Purple Gelly Roll pen.

Just added to my shop, they won’t last long! paulheaston.bigcartel.com

This original drawing and four more are going on sale tomorrow at 10am MDT in my shop! paulheaston.bigcartel.com

I mostly keep the drawing oriented the same way the entire time. I might tilt a little but I find I get lost with whether or not the hatching is working if I rotate too much.

Pen and ink drawing of a woman on grey toned paper with black and white ink

Sketch of Sara at the Wednesday figure group

That explains why his offensive approach in bball is to ‘keep on veering’

Quick triceratops doodle in Procreate last night.

A pink ink drawing in a sketchbook of a vintage Volkswagen Beetle, held up in front of the actual Beetle.

At Volkswagens on the Green in Littleton, Colorado this morning. Pink Gelly Roll pen in Holbein Multi Drawing book.

Gelly Roll pen sketches from the car.

Self portrait in a convex mirror

Black and white wide-angle ink drawing of a well-furnished hotel lobby

The lobby of Best Western Canyonlands, Moab

sketching at Dead Horse Point State Park near Moab, Utah

It’s about 3:1 water to ink, but I don’t measure it out exactly, I just mess w/it until it looks right. I use tap water but the artist I learned this from uses distilled water as it won’t separate from the ink or clog the feed of the brush. I haven’t had have too many problems with tap.

Another sketch of the studio, Sailor Fude de Mannen fountain pen, diluted De Atramentis Urban Grey ink in Pentel Aquash water brush, Stonehenge paper

At Kunjani Cafe in Denver, with Clyde Steadman

Nine drawings of my hand

Ink wash or no ink wash?

a black and white ink drawing of an old, rusty Dodge sedan, missing its tires and with its trunk and hood open, sitting in a junkyard surrounded by other dilapidated vehicles.

1954 Dodge, Speedway Auto Wrecking, Dacono, Colorado

two sketches of Julia

I’d spotted it a while back and finally went back to sketch this morning.

old Chevy pickup camper on the streets of Denver

black and white pen and ink sketch of a group of artists painting at easels in a large art studio

black and white pen and ink sketch of a group of artists painting at easels in a large art studio

Two recent sketches of the figure group from the same spot a week apart.

10 original drawings just went up in my shop! paulheaston.bigcartel.com