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Pen Love
Who knew in 2015 I would fall in love with fountain pens? My sketch was of the beginnings of my pen obsession… Done in a Moleskin and a Platinum Carbon Pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, it helped … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, calligraphy, cards, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, tools, watercolor, writing
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Lojong: Commit to real change
I’ve studied through the slogans a dozen times in my life; these are my musings on the slogan currently, what comes up on the day that I am posting the slogan, not a formal interpretation. For that reason they are … Continue reading
Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor
Tagged #gethelp, #truechange, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha
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Lou Grant’s Messed With Pun’kin Bread
(Above sketch in inks with Lexington Grey diluted used for shadows.) I was doing my own studio things and decided to surprise Mitchell with Pumpkin Bread. I have many of my mom’s things in the studio — I just went … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #breakfast, #dessert, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pumpkinbread, #recipepainting, #yummyrecipe, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Yamantaka and the Hairband
Yamantaka is THE most obsessive smart crazy cat… He finds toys in everyday objects like no cat that has ever owned me… He brings them to both of us for inspection which is good when it is dangerous. Yup, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
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Tools: The Saga of the M.Graham Palette
A gift of credit at Merriartist left me with $$$ to spend on watercolors… I’ve had a few M.Graham paints and enjoyed them, but my experience was they often didn’t dry in the pans, probably because of the moist climate … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #MGrahamwatercolors, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #travelpalette, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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Lojong 43: Observe these even at the risk of your life, part 2
I’ve studied through the slogans a dozen times in my life; these are my musings on the slogan currently, what comes up on the day that I am posting the slogan, not a formal interpretation. For that reason they are … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #buddhaball, #gategatepāragate, #inkpainting, #mindfullnesstraining, #weepingbuddha, #zenbuddha, buddha, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, sketching, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha
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Inky Thots: Akkerman 21 Chinatown Red
Paraphrased from their site: For generations the P.W. Akkerman store located in The Hague has been a well known fountain pen destination. In 2010, to mark the 100th year anniversary, PW Akkerman introduced the Akkerman inks. Originally they ink’s came … Continue reading
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Tagged #akkermanink, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #cardinal, #chinatownredink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #middleofthenight, #moonmandippen, #nostalgiejournal, #poppy, #snowman, #weepingbuddha, art journal, hearts
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