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VSW: Whatcom Falls
View of the Whatcom Falls, near Bellingham, WA; from an image on Wikipedia. Sketched with a Sailor Fude De Mannen Calligraphy Bamboo Angle 55 Degrees pen with Robert Oster Muddy Swamp ink. The fude nibs have given me nothing but … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bellinghamwashington, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #muddyswamp, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #SailorFudeDeMannen, #sailorfudepens, #virtualsketchwalk, #whatcomfalls, art journal, doodle, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Morning Coffee
I wanted to be writing a different kind of blog about my artwork “Morning Coffee” today. I sketch about our lives, and especially times with Mitchell and the cats, the best times of the day, cooking, laughing, color, sharing. Mitchell … Continue reading
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Comfort Food
I made the best spicy chicken pot au feau! Mitchell loved it — and I love it in all its incarnations but he loved this one because of the rich beet broth addition. This WILL help heal a cold! BTW, … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #certifiedhumane, #certifiedorganic, #chickensoup, #freshfarmveggies, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #potaufeau, #recipepainting, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Tools: Sailor Mo Tangerine Ink
No Lojong today… Wicked busy shellacking to a deadline! First trip to Oblation Papers here in Portland. It took a friend visiting from out of town — so sorry I had not gone before but better for my wallet! Great … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #buddhahead, #deskpen, #Hahnemühle, #killwinterwithorange, #motangerineink, #nemosineink, #nostalgiejournal, #oblationpapers, #paintyourbuddha, #robertosterink, #sailorink, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Purple Lilies
Ink-painting with lovely new ink colors… Nostalgie sketchbook takes watercolor washes well, but sometimes ink washes get bogged down in the paper… Especially inks I have not played with enough to see how they move. Troublemaker Sea Glass (green) is … Continue reading
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Tagged #28februaryflowers, #28febuaryflowers, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #ceriseink, #diamineink, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PentelAquashWaterBrush, #purplelilies, #robertosterink, #seaglass, #troublemakerinks, art journal, Fineline masking fluid, floral, Lily, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Sammy’s Chair
Sammy held the post as Chief Studio Cat and Greeter! When clients visited, he was never shy… He came out to set them at ease and contribute to our contractual discussions. Whenever a new piece came into the studio, … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #blackandwhite, #blackcat, #cards4sale, #cardsforsale, #catsintraining, #catswhowork, #cattoy, #Hahnemühle, #ilovemycats, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #studiocats, #tuxedocat, #tuxie, art journal, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, watercolors
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VSW: Bellingham, Larrabee State Park
View of the Larrabee State Park, near Bellingham, WA, from a photo by “Complicated” on Flickr. Doodling in keeping my commitment to a sketch a day, with a Conklin Duragraph w/ 1.1 Stub with Super5 Australia ink. This one started … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, landscape, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bellinghamwashington, #danielsmithwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #lakelarrabeestatepark, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #super5inkaustrailiaink, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, doodle, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, watercolor
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Lojong 48: Train Without Bias
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, #artjournaling, #buddhaball, #inkpainting, #lamyalstar, #lojongslogan, #opalgreenink, #penandink, #robertosterink, #tibetanbuddhism, #weepingbuddha, #zenbuddhism, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, meditation, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, waterbrush, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha
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Tools: Esterbrook “Estie” Blueberry
I adore this lovely Estie… it is not the newer Lilac color but the older Blueberry. It is a cross between lovey deep blue-purples and mother-of-pearl. Sweet stub nib glides across the Nostalgie paper! Esterbrook is an excellent company — … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #esterbrookpen, #estiepen, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #muddycrown, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, art journal, Fineline masking fluid, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: Egypt, 4 Giza Sphinx
View of the Sphinx, from a photo by Evalyn Baker. Doodling in keeping my commitment to a sketch a day, with a TWSBI Eco 1.1 with Robert Oster Aussie Brown ink. If you’d like to take our virtual sketchwalks the … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, landscape, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #aussiebrown, #egypt, #gizasphinx, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #valleyofthekings, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, doodle, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: Egypt, 3 River
View of the river banks near the Valley of the Kings, from a photo by Evalyn Baker. If you’d like to take our virtual sketchwalks the images are posted in this closed facebook group — come join us! To hear … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #cairoegypt, #egypt, #eucalyptusleafink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #valleyofthekings, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, doodle, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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VSW: Egypt, 2 Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun
View of the Mosque of Ahmad ibn TulunM from a photo by Evalyn Baker. Mostly inks, Taccia Kuro and Birmingham Horus Wagner Infield Brown. The inks moved into each other and did all kind of strange separations in the shadow. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #cairoegypt, #cityscape, #egypt, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #pilotiroshizuku, #tacciaink, #virtualsketchwalk, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Purple Gurl
The holidays brought new inks (not that I need an excuse.) A couple were gifts to me, and a couple were gifts to Mitchell (he goes for shimmers and glitters, and I should have predicted this, because he is also … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #bishoptoking, #cosmicswirl, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #purpleink, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, #twsbilove, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, TWSBI ECO 1.1stub
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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
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Tagged #artjournal, #blackandwhite, #cards4sale, #cardsforsale, #Hahnemühle, #InCoWriMo, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #PilotParallelpen, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #platinumpreppypen, #preppiepen, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, watercolors
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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
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Tagged #artjournal, #blackcat, #cards4sale, #cardsforsale, #catcards, #catsintraining, #catswhowork, #cattoy, #Hahnemühle, #ilovemycats, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #panthercat, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Siamese, #Siamesecat, #studiocats, #tinypanthercats, art journal, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, siamese cats, watercolor, watercolors
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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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