Wiley Purkey Well, there's been such a huge response that I'm going to be making this into a series of posts. I'm getting pa...

This should quicken the pulse of at least a few ornament nerds out there. I know I'm not completely alone. Yeah, you know who you are...

What's the most fun you can have without a King-sized bed and a rubber chicken? Yep, you guessed it: I just spent a day studying an o...

The best drawing I have found of the structure of the acanthus scroll These incredible details are from a huge (13 3/4" x 9") t...

I love antique maps. The combination of gorgeous ornament, the romantic whiff of aging prints, and magic of Terra Incognita is a winner. I...

'How to draw the Acanthus' is a perennial topic with a rich history. I covered some points in Part I and Part II , and am presenti...