Category Archives: pen & ink

VSW: Hahnemühle Post Cards, 4

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

More middle-of-the-night playing-with-inks postcards. In this one the delicate nature of the blossoms went a little awry, and mostly it was from overdoing the ink layers, then adding watercolors, and every thing began to moosh around and so I blobbed … Continue reading →

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Hood River Strawberries

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

Summertime in Oregon is announced when the Hood Rivers are ripe. They have a burst of the sweetest flavor, and they are gone too quickly! I missed the official Solstice since it came on the 20th this year — But … Continue reading →

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Sketchbook Project, FEAR

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

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 →

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HWB: Boy and Gurl Come to Own Us

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

My journal  of Boy and Gurl will be told in the Hahnemühle Watercolour Book,  my spring gift to me! I wish I’d done this for all my kitties… but back then it was architectural drawings or big acrylic paintings. I LOVE … Continue reading →

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VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 3

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

Chives.  Love them in salad. J.Herbin has two inks in this post, a lovely green and pink. I forget the name of this daisy-like flower… not a sunflower. CC’s posies, again, can’t remember the name of them! Bougainvillea.  Home. Still … Continue reading →

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Sammy Meditating

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

Not these days… He is hearing the crazy cats down the hall in the studio and watching at the door to see if we bring someone into his space… He’s dropped weight and tests came back and no indicators, so … Continue reading →

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VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 2

Posted on June 9, 2017 by

Last month’s Every Day in May challenge, and my requiring no pencil, has a hold over in that as I am stressed and busy I continue with just a sketch of anything I pull out of the bag of images, … Continue reading →

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