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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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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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Curry Chicken: Good Food is Good Medicine
One thing that is still available to us during this crazy time is cooking. Good food is good medicine. I think I made that up but who knows? Curry Roasted Chicken, YUM. Place chicken upside down in glass roasting pan. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #benupen, #currychicken, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #goodfoodisgoodmedicine, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #nwportland, #pilotyuyakeink, #Portlandoregon, #regimefatigue, #roastedchicken, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, #sketchbookcotton, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #waterproofinks
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When a Creative is Cut Off from Social Media
I was recently banned from Instagram (hereafter known as IG). I had posted comments on several political posts and I basically just copied my original post and pasted it instead of writing it over and over again. IG didn’t like … Continue reading
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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How Do I Use My Journals? What Do I Write About?
Facebook recently alerted me to an anniversary of 10 years using watercolors in a sketchbook. As a result a friend asked me how many sketchbooks have I gone through in ten years. After counting, I found it is between 6-8 … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, commentary, creativity, gouache, journal, loss, meditation, painting, pen & ink, ritual, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #dailyjournal, #diary, #foldingjournal, #foldingsketchbook, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #journaltopics, #journalyourlife, #nwportland, #pacificnorthwest, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #robertostersignatureink, #watercolorsketch, #watercolourbookcotton, #waterproofinks, #writeitdown
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How Many Sketchbooks in a Year?
Facebook recently alerted me to 10 years using watercolors in a sketchbook. I had to share that anniversary — it surprised me — and as a result I was asked how many sketchbooks have I gone through in ten years. … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, commentary, gouache, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #foldingjournal, #foldingsketchbook, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeingouache, #holbeinwatercolors, #journal, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #nwportland, #pacificnorthwest, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #robertostersignatureink, #sennelierwatercolors, #sketchbookcotton, #sketching, #urbansketcher, #watercolorsketch, #watercolourbookcotton, #waterproofinks, #zigzagjournal, USk
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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
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #artjournal, #danielsmithprimatek, #danielsmithwatercolors, #fremantleau, #fremantleboysschool, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #historicbuildings, #holbeinwatercolors, #lovethestub, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #sennelierwatercolors, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk
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When a Creative is Cut Off from Social Media
This is a journal entry edited and expanded for you all to read; I edited it for readability. Instagram, and Facebook too, have been a game changer for me. I work full-time and run a business with Mitchell restoring/conserving various … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, commission, creativity, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #creativity, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolors, #pacificnorthwest, #platinumcarbonink, #Portlandoregon, #robertostersignatureink, #sennelierwatercolors, #super5ink, #urbansketching, #virtualsketching, USk
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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
Posted in animals, art journal, direct watercolor, journal, painting, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
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
Posted in animals, art journal, direct watercolor, journal, painting, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #austrailia, #danielsmithprimatek, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #fremantleau, #fremantlemarket, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk
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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 →