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HBG: Scary Things!
It is not nice to be scared but they are so freaking funny when they are… Yamantaka (who I keep calling Charlie, as in, “Listen Charlie…”) was running pell-mell with his new-found freedom in our studio when he came face … Continue reading
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Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, kittens, Lamy Al-Star, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Savitri, Super5 ink, watercolor, Yamantaka
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HBG: The Back Story
I am sure there are hundreds of amazing and honest foster parents in the world, but ours wasn’t one of them. Because of her lies and antics, our guys cost us roughly a thousand dollars more than they “should” have … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, Cat, cat buddha, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Holbein, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Desk Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Sammy, Sennelier, Super5 ink
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HBG: Dosha Types
*btw, that is not a rat… it is he with his head under a roll of cotton trying to find a rattle mouse he thinks went under the roll. Also, this was written when they had not yet come off … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, drawing, ink painting, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #365sketch2017, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, kittens, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Preppy pen, Savitri, siamese cats, Super5 Frankfurt ink, watercolor, Yamantaka
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HBG: Toilet Paper Box
Building a fort for them reminded me of the forts I built as a kid! They are so tiny that we built it out of the toilet paper boxes for the studio… When my mom and I moved into a … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, Cat, De Atramentis Document ink, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, kittens, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Preppy pen, Savitri, siamese cats, watercolor, Yamantaka
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HBG: Yamantaka Loves Dangly Thangs
All the things we were going to name them… Yamantaka stuck! He is named after the underworld god AFTER he met Manjushri and acquired wisdom and discernment. I know, a lot to lay on that little guys head… but he … Continue reading
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Tagged #WATWB, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, Cat, De Atramentis Document ink, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, kittens, Lamy Al-Star, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor, Yamantaka
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VSW: Hahnemühle Post Cards, 4
More middle-of-the-night playing-with-inks postcards. In this one the delicate nature of the blossoms went a little awry, and mostly it was from overdoing the ink layers, then adding watercolors, and every thing began to moosh around and so I blobbed … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, art journal, cherry blossoms, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, floral, flower, flowers, gardenia, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, mustard blooms, Neocolor II, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor, wild mustard
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Hood River Strawberries
Summertime in Oregon is announced when the Hood Rivers are ripe. They have a burst of the sweetest flavor, and they are gone too quickly! I missed the official Solstice since it came on the 20th this year — But … Continue reading
VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 3
Chives. Love them in salad. J.Herbin has two inks in this post, a lovely green and pink. I forget the name of this daisy-like flower… not a sunflower. CC’s posies, again, can’t remember the name of them! Bougainvillea. Home. Still … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, bougainvillea, chives, daisy, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, flower, Hahnemühle Post Cards, J. Herbin ink, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Carbon pen, sunflower, Super5 ink
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VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 2
Last month’s Every Day in May challenge, and my requiring no pencil, has a hold over in that as I am stressed and busy I continue with just a sketch of anything I pull out of the bag of images, … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, #Hahnemühle, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, echinacea, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, marigold, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, snow bells, St. John's Wort, Super5 ink, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 1
Working this months Virtual Sketchwalk (all flowering thangs) on Hahnemühle Post Cards, mostly directly in ink again, as I have no time so am doing quick sketches. Pepper trees remind me of Canoga Avenue in the San Fernando Valley, which … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, #Hahnemühle, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Nostalgie Book 2017
I did more experimentation in this book than any other to date. I also went back to my 40-year-old habit of writing and sketching… Been doing that since boring architectural history classes. I am sorry but had to leave a … Continue reading
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Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ink, Fineline masking fluid, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Holbein, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Tools: Wrap-up on Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook,
So another experiment. I’ve been softening my ink and liquid watercolors by diluting them with water, and decided to see what happened when I used them almost full strength. AAACK! Above, when the full-strength are softened with water… After the … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, Hahnemühle sketchbook review, Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, tulips, watercolor
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Every Day in May, Ta-Dah!
gads turn off the sound! mac is not letting me turn it off during export! I haven’t done a prompt with challenges in a couple of years. I have no trouble thinking of things to sketch and time is what … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, #EDIM, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Diamine Grey ink, Diamine Regency Blue ink, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, KWZ Foggy Green ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Lamy LX, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Every Day in May: 27, Something Old
Family gifts, something old, but the jade ball came in this lovely box from Firenze, Italy. I think it was a gift for graduation or a birthday. I loved the box more than the jade ball, truth be told. I … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, #EDIM, art journal, box, De Atramentis Document ink, Firenze, Florence, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Italian, Jade, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, paper box, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Carbon pen, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, Super5 ink
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Every Day in May, 23-24, Transparent Perfume
Had to draw transparent and perfume… Mine usually comes in the form of creams but I do love the scents from Pacifica. The list, above. To hear about journalling and architectural sketching classes, follow me on Facebook! ☾ Hahnemühle Watercolour … Continue reading
Every Day in May, 22, Mugs
Mitchell and I collected them before I knew how much fun they are to sketch. We like big cups, and they have to feel good in the hand. They have to be colorful or hand-painted. There has to be one … Continue reading
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Tagged art journal, coffee cup, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, mug, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, tea cup, teacup, watercolor
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Every Day in May: 20-21, Bike in the Park
Business is interfering with my posting life! It is not walk in the park this week, deadlines and stress abound! Drawing this from the top of my head was freeing, a trip outside at 1am! This was going along nicely … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, #EDIM, art journal, bike, De Atramentis Document ink, flower, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, park, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Carbon pen, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, Sunflowers, Super5 Frankfurt ink, tree, watercolor
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Every Day in May, 15-17
i cannot believe i am so swamped at work that i posted two of these before. *sigh* losing it… edited It is not fancy, not pretty, and not expensive. It has many annoying design qualities. But in the end, the … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, #EDIM, art journal, blanket, De Atramentis Document ink, dongle, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, Lamy LX, pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink
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