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USk: Cherry Blossoms in Tom McCall Park
Many parts of Portland smells sweeter, floral right now. Puffy trees line the parks and streets, looking like bridesmaids. They are so delicate… This year the rains came later and that is good… blossoms stayed put for days! I had … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, process, sketchcrawl, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #cherryblossoms, #tommccallpark, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, urban sketchers, USk, watercolor
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Ganesha Heart
When sick, I started a day off with watercolors. Gads I am rusty… Groans… I’ve been painting with inks! This is a mixture of ink and watercolor, an experiment, actually mixing them together and it is a failed experiment… oddly … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, gods and goddesses, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
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VSW: Tasmanian Critters
The Tasmanian walk by Debi Taylor this month was glorious, and surprisingly, the critter caught my eye to sketch. I began with an Echidna , or Spiny Any Eater. Reminded me of our porcupines! I almost liked him better just … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, challenge, pen & ink, virtual sketching
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #downunder, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolor, #kangaroo, #Tasmania, #tasmaniandevil, #virtualsketchwalk, architecture, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, M.Graham, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, Super5 ink, virtual sketchwalk
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Sharing a Carousel Event!
Carousel horses have always delighted, even in the midst of virtual games and E-ticket rides; most of us don’t stop and look at them, but are seduced by the music and the action and the lights. I started a group … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching
Tagged #carouselhorses, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #parkercarousel, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #stargazer, #watercolorjournal, art journal, carousel, Daniel Smith watercolors, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Platinum Carbon pen
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Carousel Horses Arrived!
I sketched these in October and kept thinking I would use watercolor on the first images of the carousel horses. Now I am letting them be what they are, the beginning of the coloring book. To hear about classes, follow … Continue reading
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Tagged #carouselhorses, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #super5frankfurtink, #super5ink, #watercolorjournal, art journal, carousel, Daniel Smith watercolors, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen
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Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash. That lone figure is a spiritual friend of mine… same teachers. She did what I will never do (broken body here) which is to trek to this amazing space. I’ve had this image on my wall for many … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #depressionsucks, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #MountKailash, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Nostalige Journal 11-2018
I forgot to publish my entire journal from the end of last year… What a period! Lotta writing… Less watercolor (no time) but more ink painting. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved … Continue reading
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