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Tag Archives: De Atramentis Document ink
VSW: Taos
I always thought I’d be finishing this with watercolors, but this year has been a doozy and so I am finally choosing to publish the inked drawings of a lovely walk with Virtual Sketchwalk. We walked all over Taos and … Continue reading
A Frightening Week
Dear Friends: This blog post has peeps writing with concern. Know that the cats are okay, and we took five full days and unplugged and slept. Now back to the proper blog post! Without knowing what was coming this week, … Continue reading
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Tagged #frankfurtink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #kitten, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #super5ink, art journal, cats, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink
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Bugs and Birds!
In the studio near the end of the day, especially in winter, the window facing the river becomes an attraction for the cats. Yaman and Savitri are teaching Hari-Gibbs-Tiger-Terror-TANK (yes his name is getting longer by the day) the ropes. … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, cats, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Small Moments
Sometimes in the midst of extreme sorrow and worry, there are those moments that open your heart: glimpses of M’s twinkling eyes or a carefree cat streaking through the studio or Savitri’s feet. Her feet slay me. I didn’t do … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #jinhaowithgouletnib, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #Siamesecat, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Savitri, watercolor
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Inktober 29, TWSBI Pink again!
I guess it is okay that I sketched the shocking pink TWSBI twice (first one right) — This time I also sketched the J.Herbin Rose Cyclamen ink bottle. This was one of my first bottle purchases, bought totally because of … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink, series, sketchbook, tools
Tagged #Lamy, #lamyvista, #Moonmanpen, #penandink, #PilotMetropolitan, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Sketchpack, #sketchpackproject, #twsbieco, Artsauce, August Challenge, Capetown, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, folded jurnal, Jinhao, Sketchpack Project, tools, TWSBI
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Inktober, 2 Tracey’s Walk
Tracey Fletcher King shows this lovely walk frequently in images. I love it and wanted to have it on my wall… Now the postcard is winging its way to her instead! Started as a thang for Inktober, but added watercolors, … Continue reading
Posted in cards, drawing, landscape, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #austrailiabeach, #HahnemühlePostCards, #inktober, #inktober2018, #walktobeach, Austrialia, beach, De Atramentis Document ink, Gamblin Cold Wax Medium, Hahnemühle Post Cards, ocean, Platinum Carbon pen, scallop, shell, shells, sunset, Tracey Fletcher King, watercolor
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Tools: Inks, Part I, Waterproof
In preparation for Inktober, I am reviewing inks. As always, these posts are about my relationship with inks, and is not definitive. *peeps, a bit of advice, especially if you are not made of money and have to budget: look … Continue reading
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Tagged #deatramentisdocumentink, #deatramentisink, #inktober, #inktober2018, #middleofthenight, #RohrerKlingnerink, #super5ink, #waterproofinks, De Atramentis Document ink, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen
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