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Painting on Demand
I find commission work, or painting on demand, very different than painting for myself. I spend most of my time creating for myself, exploring something that I find interesting, a medium or color or an idea. Commission work is usually … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, commission, history, oil paint, painting, portrait
Tagged #DARstateflag, #gamblinartistcolors, #gamblinoilpaint, #mpfconservation, #paintingconservation, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, commission, flag, MPF Conservation, painting on silk, replication, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State DAR, Washington State Flag, watercolors
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USK: The Old Police Stable
I love the old buildings of Portland. I am sorry that the developers here do not have the ingenuity of the California developers, especially in the Bay Area or Cannery Row, where they saw how some of the history would … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, history, ink painting, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers
Tagged #21chinatownink, #akkermanink, #architectnib, #artjournal, #australiaink, #Edisonnouveaupen, #graphiteink, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #nostalgiejournal, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #super5ink, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, Super5 ink, USk
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Journaling the DAR Washington State Flag
In my other life (the one that pays the bills), Mitchell and I own a conservation business which conserves (restores) antiquities, both private and institutional. I do a lot of finish (painting, shellacking) work in our business, as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged #DARstateflag, #gamblinartistcolors, #gamblinoilpaint, #mpfconservation, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, DAR, flag, MPF Conservation, painting on silk, replication, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State DAR, Washington State Flag
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MPF Conservation: Washington State Flag First Drafts, Paper
In my other life (the one that pays the bills), Mitchell and I own a conservation business which conserves (restores) antiquities. I do a lot of finish (painting, shellacking) work in our business. The DAR approached us to recreate the … Continue reading
Posted in commission, history, oil paint, painting, portrait
Tagged #DARstateflag, #gamblinartistcolors, #gamblinoilpaint, #mpfconservation, #replication #paintingonsilk, #washingtonstateflag, DAR, flag, MPF Conservation, painting on silk, replication, State Flag, Washington history, Washington State DAR, Washington State Flag
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Nostalgie Journal 10-2017
This journal started in Diwali, and continued to just after the New Year. I anticipated that it would be about light and ritual and women… There was instead a good deal of unanticipated loss. I withheld many pages from this … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, history, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, ritual, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fineline masking fluid, Holbein, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Monterey Platform Rocker
I’m a lucky woman. I am paid to work in brilliant color on pieces of California history. I love the smell of oil paint when I open the studio door. Catching the wavy base and angles in this drawing — … Continue reading
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Tagged #coronado, #delrey, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #masonmonterey, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #plarformrocker, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, furniture, Goulet nib, Holbein, Jinhao, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, Sennelier, watercolor
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My other job….
I am also a conservator, and we have the charge to recreate the first flag of the State of Washington. I will be creating the painted medallion on the flag, and doing the hand stitching (endless), and Mitchell is recreating … Continue reading
Sketchbook Project, FEAR
This year I participated in the Sketchbook Project out of Brooklyn. The idea of being part of hundreds of artists and writers creating books on the topic of Fear or Hope at this time in our country’s history was a … Continue reading
Restore Oregon: Lindberg House
Peter (Pehr) John Lindberg house, located in the small coastal town of Port Orford, was built over a four-year period from 1892 to 1896. The home was designed and constructed in the Queen Anne style by Mr. Lindberg, who was … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, commission, drawing, history, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, architecture, cedar, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Peter (Pehr) John Lindberg, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Port Orford, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Queen Anne Style, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, shingles, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Restore Oregon: EOU Inlow Hall’s Grand Staircase, La Grande, Oregon
Eastern Oregon University’s Inlow Hall’s original grand staircase has fallen into disrepair, below, and Restore Oregon is assisting with the restoration efforts of this once beautiful and important grand staircase. It was used in many ways for formal and informal … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, challenge, commission, drawing, history, landscape, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, architecture, brunaille, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Eastern Oregon University, Fineline Masking, Grand Staircase, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, Inlow Hall, La Grande, Lamy Al-Star, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, verdaille, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Restore Oregon: Jantzen Beach Carousel 6, Roman
One of my favorites, the Roman Horse! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the sixth and last of this set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) The many layers, above. 1) I began with a sketch … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art, commission, history, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, amusement park, architecture, armored horse, armoured horse, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Mason Monterey, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, roman horse, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Restore Oregon: Jantzen Beach Carousel 5, Eagle
The all-American Eagle Horse! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the fifth in the set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) De Atramentis Document brown (brunaille) and Noodler’s Lexington grey (grisaille) worked the undertones. A video … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art, commission, history, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, Americana, amusement park, architecture, bald eagle, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, eagle, Fineline Masking, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Mason Monterey, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Restore Oregon: Jantzen Beach Carousel 4, Pinto Fishing
I had to work a Pinto into the series! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the fourth in the set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) The many layers, above and below. I think the fish, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art, commission, history, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, amusement park, architecture, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, fishing horse, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, pinto, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, trout, virtual sketchwalk, water serpent, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen
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Restore Oregon: Jantzen Beach Carousel 3, Floral
One of my favorites, the Floral Horse! Jantzen Beach Carousel is a series, and this is the third in the set. (Below are links to others previously posted.) The many layers, above. Grisaille (pronunciation, taken from the French word for … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, commission, history, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, amusement park, architecture, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, floral horse, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, Mason Monterey, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen
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Days of Yore: Laguna Beach
I am homesick. Sketch from an old black and white photo from who-knows-where, looking East into the Laguna Hills, when they were pristine… With more news of fracking pollution approved to dump in our oceans, I am homesick for better … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, eucalyptus, fire station, home, Laguna Beach, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, palms, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Working on Commission: How to Connect with a Subject
I am almost completed with my commitment to painting many of Oregon’s Most Endangered Places for Restore Oregon. They will auction the images at the Restoration Celebration dinner to raise monies to further the cause of restoration and saving pieces … Continue reading
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Tagged commission, connection, inspiration, process, Restore Oregon
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Restore Oregon: Uppertown Net Loft, Astoria, Oregon
NOTE: For those that might be visiting from Restore Oregon, I am speaking largely to other painters and student painters in my blog.) The barn red on the lovely blue Columbia River was my initial attraction. I did a few … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, creativity, drawing, history, landscape, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged architecture, Astoria, Columbia River, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Fineline Masking, Holbein, M.Graham, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, Uppertown Net Loft, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen
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Restore Oregon: Wong Laundry Building, Portland, Oregon
NOTE: For those that might be visiting from Restore Oregon, I am speaking largely to other painters and student painters in my blog.) Wong’s Chinese Laundry resided in the Wong Laundry Building on NW 3d St, an area currently under constant … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, creativity, history, landscape, painting, pen & ink, urban sketchers, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged architecture, Chinatown, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline Masking, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, Japantown, Lamy Al-Star, M.Graham, NW Portland, Oregon, Pearl District Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor, White Uniball Signo pen, Wong Laundry Building, Wong's Chinese Laundry
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