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USk: Playing Hookie
The stresses have been getting to us. But not so the cats… and yet they loved that we spent a day watching movies and yes, I tried to draw them and asked that they hold still for a moment but they … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #brothersistercats, #catantics, #danielsmithwatercolors, #greytabby, #greytabbycat, #greytabbykitten, #greywhitetabbycats, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #lamyjoy, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #sennelierwatercolors, #Siamese, #Siamesecat, #siblingcats, #tabbycat
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USk: Portland Protests
It is hard to write about this, because frankly I, like many others, are struggling with depression about what is happening in our country and now, in our city. I’ve been far too depressed to make art of any kind. … Continue reading
Tools: Watercolor Palettes, Updated
There is not much I buy that thrills me like a new paint color to play with! To those who say “true artists” mix colors and have a simple palette of 3 cool primaries, 3 warm primaries, + white, I … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, creativity, drawing, journal, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #handpaint, #holbeinwatercolors, #jasperstardust, #MGrahamwatercolors, #munsellsystem, #schminkeHoradamWatercolors, #schminkesupergranulating, #sennelierwatercolors, #travelpalette, watercolor
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Pussycootis, a Friend’s Cat
I sketched this for my friend from an image he posted, because he loves Pussycootis and the image was compelling! Simple line drawing in a EF Platinum Carbon (waterproof) ink, followed by adding pale greys and brown in diluted brown … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #catantics, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #greytabby, #greytabbycat, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #robertosterink, #tabby, #tabbycat, #virtualsketching, #waterproofinks
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Gibbs: All About the Food
Gibbs is all about the food! It wasn’t always this way, but Gibbs had a incident with Midazolam, a drug often used for sedation which led to personality changes. (See the article on various drugs for cats and humans — … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pencil, portrait, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #catantics, #cattoy, #danielsmithwatercolors, #gibbs, #greyorangetabbycat, #greytabby, #greytabbycat, #greywhitetabbycats, #HahnemühleHarmony, #hahnemuehlepapersarevegan, #haribol, #hesagoodboy, #pacificnorthwest, #PentelAquashWaterBrush, #Portlandoregon, #shopcat, #studiocat, #studiocats, #tabby, #tabbycat, #virtualsketching, #waterproofinks, #WhiteUniballSigno
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The Looseness Carried Over
The messiness and creative energy held over when I was in the studio the next day, and did a fast sketch. Since then I am trying to at least sketch daily; some days it doesn’t happen, but often it does, … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #finishroom, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #MPFCfinishroom, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #sennelierwatercolors, #twsbieco, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #waterproofinks
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Blocked; a Friend Saves the Day
I don’t remember feeling this hopeless, and yet here I am. I hesitate to call it depressed because depression feels like a vague feeling, as in when you are not quite sure why, and I KNOW WHY: I feel hopeless … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, direct watercolor, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #benupen, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #pacificnorthwest, #Portlandoregon, #regime, #regimefatigue, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #waterproofinks, USk
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Two Wonderful Videos
I enjoyed them — they speak of another time, and in my opinion, a gentler, more exciting and friendlier time in our country. .
Sofa Fabric
We have a large hundred-year-old sofa in to be restored; the frame was badly broken, and all the buildup (stuffings) had to be replaced and re-engineered, because they were done wrong by a novice upholsterer, who changed the way … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, flowers, furniture, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #fabric, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #mpfconservation, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #platinumbrushpen, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #platinumjapaneseartpcoketbrushpen, #Portlandoregon, #sennelierwatercolors, #urbansketching, #waterproofinks, $sofafabric
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VSW: Palms is Where I Wanna Be
On the last day of one of the worst years, 2024, I looked to a Virtual Sketchwalk palm-tree-and-beach image from Vietnam to lift my spirits, and said prayers, partly because I knew where our country was headed in 2025. I … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beach, #danielsmithwatercolors, #deatramentisdocumentink, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #lovethestub, #ocean, #palmtrees, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sennelierwatercolors, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #vietnam, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk
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Izzee Keeps me Company
Izzee is always a happy gurl when she can sit close and watch me sketch. Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Platinum Japanese Art Pocket Brush Pen, Platinum Carbon pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, De Atramentis Document Urban Grey ink in … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #brothersistercats, #catantics, #greytabby, #greytabbycat, #greytabbykitten, #greywhitetabbycats, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #Izzee, #platinumbrushpen, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #shopcat, #studiocat, #studiocats, #tabby, #tabbycat, #urbansketching, #waterproofinks
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USk: Dogwood Blossoms
The only thing good about my trip to the dentist were the Dogwoods in bloom. Pink and white blossoms everywhere, and this year the blossoms are heavy in the trees. They remind me of trips to visit Mimi and Pa … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, direct watercolor, drawing, gouache, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, waterbrush, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghamink, #birminghaminks, #birminghampen, #birminghampencompany, #coralink, #danielsmithwatercolors, #dogwood, #dogwoodblossoms, #fountainpenink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #lovethestub, #madeinamerica, #madeinusa, #nostalgiejournal, #nostalgiesketchbook, #pinkink, #pittsburghpennsylvania, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #usk, #uskportland, #waterfrontdusk
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I Prefer Painting Over Virtual Artwork
I read a mundane op-ed in the NYTimes this morning from a writer I rarely read — and I won’t mention it because he’s a dweeb and I don’t want to be sued. But the upshot is that he believes … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, art, art journal, creativity, direct watercolor, gouache, ink painting, oil paint, painting, pen & ink, ritual, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #flexnib, #fountainpenrevolution, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #himalyapen, #holbeinwatercolors, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, #sennelierwatercolors, #ultraflexnib, #waterproofinks
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USk: Cherry Blossoms Alphabet District
My trip to New Seasons yesterday was glorious with the pink and white and yellow blossoms everywhere… Cherry and dogwood (just starting) and forsythia and dandelions and daffodils and those teeny white flowers in the grass! I took a moment … Continue reading
VSW: Vietnam End of 2024
I used my A4 Hahnemühle 100# Cotton Watercolour Book which I rarely use, because I prefer to work in the A5 size. But here I took several photographic images from our Virtual Sketchwalk group, and created a montage: a family … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, journal, landscape, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #beach, #buddha, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #goddess, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolors, #lakshmi, #palmtrees, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sennelierwatercolors, #vietnam, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk
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