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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
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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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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Yaman the HelperCat
Yaman is his Daddy’s best friend. Where Mitchell is, Yaman is. If I can’t find Mitchell in the studio I look for our panther-cat to be sitting outside a closed door, waiting impatiently to be let in. There is jealousy … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #blackcat, #blackcatsaregoodluck, #catantics, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemuhlePaper, #holbeinwatercolors, #mpfconservation, #panthercat, #Portlandoregon, #sennelierwatercolors, #shopcat, #Siamese, #Siamesecat, #studiocat, #virtualsketching
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VSW: Fremantle AU Boys School
From our Virtual Sketchwalk group on Facebook, Fremantle Austrailia; images offered were mostly by Debi Taylor. We do a different place each month! Info from Wikipedia: The Fremantle Boys’ School is a heritage building on the Register of National Estate … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #danielsmithprimatek, #danielsmithwatercolors, #fremantleau, #fremantleboysschool, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #historicbuildings, #holbeinwatercolors, #lovethestub, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sennelierwatercolors, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk
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VSW: Two Aussie Birds in Direct Watercolor
From our Virtual Sketchwalk group (on Facebook), Fremantle Austrailia; images offered were mostly by Debi Taylor. We do a different place each month. Pen and ink is my jam… In direct watercolor we use no lines (tho’ I sometimes cheat … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #austrailia, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #fremantleau, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #laughingkookaburra, #nightheron, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk
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VSW: Direct Watercolor of Fremantle Market
From our Virtual Sketchwalk group (on Facebook), Fremantle Austrailia; images offered were mostly by Debi Taylor. We do a different place each month. Direct watercolor is a challenge for me. I love drawing with pen and ink… In direct watercolor … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #austrailia, #danielsmithprimatek, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #fremantleau, #fremantlemarket, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk
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Cats: A Dive into Drugs
MY WARNING ABOUT SHORT-ACTING BENZODIAZEPINES: INCLUDING MIDAZOLAM AND OTHER “MEMORY DRUGS” Gibbs had a incident with Midazolam, a drug often used for sedation which led to personality changes. This led us to taking responsibility for what drugs our cats use, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Cat, journal, memory, virtual sketching
Tagged #catantics, #catdrugs, #hesagoodboy, #pacificnorthwest, #Portlandoregon, #tabbycat, #virtualsketching
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2025 1 20 Rump
IMO the flag should be flown upside down and at half-mast for the next four years because we are in distress as a nation. I won’t be stopping these rants anytime soon and if I do, then you should all … Continue reading →