Holiday Gifts for the Artist

Holiday Gifts for the Artist still life by Catherine Bobkoski   The Holidays are here and Christmas is fast approaching.  If you’re having trouble figuring out what to get the artist in your life (or if you want to give yourself a nice gift), take a look at our Holiday Wish List.  These artist tools… Continue reading →

Scheduled Site Shutdown for Maintenance on Sunday, 10/21, 12am PST

    The site will be offline and unavailable due to scheduled maintenance on Monday, Oct 21st, at 12am PST. This downtime will last two hours, and will be part of a monthly maintenance routine.   Thank you for your patience during this time, and Happy Drawing! -The Watts Atelier Team

Temple of the Ape King

This piece originated in my Composition & Staging for Visual Development class at the Atelier. The title…’Temple of the Ape King’ was an assignment, with only the text line for inspiration. Most concepts start with descriptive words. It began with an invented sketch of a large ape seated on a crude stone throne. As is… Continue reading →