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Inktober 2019, 4

I adore INKTOBER! Platinum Plaisir with Akkerman Garuda Red ink. **INK case you missed it, this year, I am taking on a class on illustration, and that class is requiring a commitment for two months. I’m excited and a little … Continue reading

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Inktober 2019, 3

I adore INKTOBER! Jinhao shark (I turned into a stub) with vintage Skrip Red 02 ink! **INK case you missed it, this year, I am taking on a class on illustration, and that class is requiring a commitment for two … Continue reading

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Inktober 2019, 2

I adore INKTOBER! Diplomat Aero with Robert Oster Fire Engine Red ink! **INK case you missed it, this year, I am taking on a class on illustration, and that class is requiring a commitment for two months. I’m excited and … Continue reading

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Inktober 2019, 1

I adore INKTOBER! Above, Moonman Wancai with special grind cursive nib with Akkerman Chinatown Red ink. I can do this, just a few minutes each night to doodle a little heart! **INK case you missed it, this year, I am … Continue reading

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Inktober 2019 is Coming!

I adore INKTOBER! I’ve done it every year! This year, however, I’m embarking on a class about illustration, and that class is requiring a commitment for two months. I’m excited, and a little sad I will sorta miss Inktober… My … Continue reading

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Karen’s Orchid

When I closed my jewelry business I gave away many many pieces of jewelry to friends. Karen was one of those friends who chose a lovely Buddha. You never know how you touch another person, but this time I was … Continue reading

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Inky Thots: Sharing My Enthusiasm

This year I fell in love with ink painting. I’ve painted with inks for a time, and moved them about with water, but this year my heart really flipped over inks. Years ago I began with a swatch book of … Continue reading

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1 Week 100 People: 1-18

Okay, here we go. 1 week, 100 people… groan. I do it because I hate drawing people and yet sometimes I have to and so… It is only a five days… and mine will be Sunday night through Friday morning. … Continue reading

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Full Moon Setting

Cropping the images was a bit like how it was to experience the moon setting. I saw more and more through the window. And then it was right there and so bright. Ink painting, Robert Oster (Bronze, Thunderstorm, and Orange) … Continue reading

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Nataraj

Nataraj and a whole lotta crazy journaling. My mojo went missing. Nataraj danced it back into my fingers! Killing winter with orange! “In order to be brave we must trust that underneath it all there is sanity and openness.”  Sakyong … Continue reading

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Comforts

Bread is a comfort food. My mom made fresh bread; I never got the hang. Maybe I need to try it again? Freshly baked, a piece ripped from the end… or sliced and baked with butter and garlic. Yum.  I … Continue reading

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Letting Go

Disclaimer: This is not a Marie Kondo post… I’ve always been pretty good about giving up things I don’t use or that don’t fit. Where I’ve been slow is a few precious things that are memories of another me, a … Continue reading

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HO HO HO!

I will eventually write about my mom, but for now, am remembering her through the card I made for her years ago, of her almost full-sized Santa. We called him Laguna Santa as he came from Laguna Beach. He took … Continue reading

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Tools: Inks, Part II, Soluble Inks!

In preparation for Inktober, I am reviewing inks. As always, these posts are about my relationship with inks, and is not definitive. You might want to read yesterday’s post on waterproof inks! *again, a bit of advice, especially if you … Continue reading

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Tools: Ink Journal

In the back of new journals, I make sure I try all inked pens on the new paper. It is the second test I have for inks to see if they are waterproof, the first here. I also get to … Continue reading

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Hahnemühle Post Cards, VLOG, Gardenia

Braving another go at a video, my other first try! Lighting is better… About ink painting, shown on a Hahnemühle Post Card. Tips: I pin my postcards on a stiff board (I use the mailing envelopes from Redbubble).  I can … Continue reading

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Hahnemühle Post Cards, First Vlog, Mustard

Okay I’ve hung on to this long enough and need to get over it all. I will share my first test teaching vlog with my fellow artist peeps. It is about ink+ watercolor painting, shown on a Hahnemühle Post Card, … Continue reading

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Wendell Berry Palm

Obsessed with palms in my sketchbook these days; I’ve always doodled them but I am working on bamboo furniture, which is palm-ish and so, more palms. This quote caught me, from where I don’t know, and dashed it on a … Continue reading

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