Today's Inspiration

As a young man, Will Davies studied at the Ontario College of Art. Looking at the eager, smiling student in this mid-1940s photo, I doubt he...

"Hey buddy; a studio space just opened up here. But it'll be gone by this afternoon... if you want it, you're going to have to ...

It's been a year since I put the Today's Inspiration blog on hiatus, but today I'm very please to turn the lights back on so I c...

Having traced his drawing down onto his illustration board (he preferred Crescent or 5PK board) Will would begin to paint. "I'd lo...

By comparing yesterday's pencil drawing with today's we can see that, while the earlier version established likenesses and began def...

Having reassured himself that his composition was sound, that the figures were arranged correctly, Will would lay another clean sheet of bon...

"I always told my students (at OCAD) to give what they were going to draw a lot of thought. Try to see it in your head before putting ...

Some long time readers may recall the series last year on my friend, Will Davies. At the end of that week of posts last May I had a reques...

It should come as no surprise that Will Davies loves to draw and paint nudes of beautiful women. What came as a pleasant surprise to Will ...