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Puppy Postcards
And the showdown, water color versus ink! Okay, we know that watercolors, good ones, have light-fast ratings. This is a huge plus for sending postcards that someone might stick on a wall… PBeaux (left) should last longer than Poppy (right) … Continue reading
Posted in animals, creativity, drawing, ink painting, painting, pen & ink, portrait, watercolor, writing
Tagged #bostonterrier, #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühlePostCards, #jinhaowithjowonib, #Lamy, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #twsbieco, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, puppy, Super5 ink, terrier, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub, watercolor
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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
Posted in art journal, 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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Painting Without Inking
The 30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge started June 1… The idea is to begin to paint directly with no inking and no real pencil work. (I cheat.) If it were not Marc Holmes thang, I might not try it. He is … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, color, creativity, ink painting, journal, painting, portrait, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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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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Dan
Dan writes No Facilities. If life were 100% right and running smoothly, I’d be able to read all his blog posts! I love his weekend, “If we were having a beer…” series — though that is not what it is … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink, pencil, portrait, sketchbook, virtual sketching, waterbrush, watercolor
Tagged art journal, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, No Facilities, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, sennelier pastel journal, Super5 ink, watercolor, White Uniball Signo
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Liz
Oh amazing Liz Doyle whose site I landed on because of her abstract prayer flags, and stayed hanging around the blog because I was fascinated by cold wax and her images were mesmerizing… Now we are friends. Ain’t life grand? … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink, pencil, portrait, sketchbook, virtual sketching, waterbrush
Tagged art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Carbon pen, sennelier pastel journal, Super5 ink, watercolor, White Uniball Signo
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#OneWeek100People2017 (I thought I was done)
Okay this was fun for a bit… But still faces a no-go for me! Gregory allowed me to have a bit of fun with them, and find a way in… ONE more day, and no more. This time I mean … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, pen & ink, portrait
Tagged #365sketch2017, art journal, Baby Face Nelson, Busgy Siegel, Capone, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Jim Morrison, Larry King, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Steve McQueen, USk, virtual sketching, Willie Nelson
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