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New Moon
New Moon, New Journal. I love it when that happens… Parvati is starting this journal. Inked, and wouldn’t you know it after a couple years I decided to change the ink in my Metro and so she is drawn in … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, Buddha, color, gods and goddesses, ink painting, paint brush, waterbrush
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #emeraldink, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, KWZ Ink Foggy Green, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Parvati, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Super5 ink
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Christmas 2018
Christmas moved me back into watercolors. Hard not to be moved to color when it is such a colorful season! It was also a move back to Catholic rituals, as my Mom dying prompted me to saying some prayers to … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, mourning, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Mom’s Death: A Month of Journaling, II
Continuing from the previous post… After that I began to notice the times I thought of her — I actually thought of her a lot more than I knew — and each time I had to remind myself she wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, ink painting, memory, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #familymemories, #forgetmenots, #Hahnemühle, #johnnyjumpups, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #momsdeath, #nostalgiejournal, #thenightmymomdied, #vistahouse, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, forget-me-nots, Holbein, johnny jump-ups, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, mourning, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, violets, watercolor
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Mom’s Death: A Month of Journaling, I
I still don’t have a lot to say about my Mom’s death almost a month later. It is hard to talk about. The couple of days before she died I did this journal entry above. She’d been in and out … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #momsdeath, #nostalgiejournal, #thenightmymomdied, #vistahouse, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, mourning, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Hahnemühle DS Art Journal: Last Look Back
I finished my Hahnemühle D & S Sketchbook and am well into my new Nostalgie journal; this is a rambling last look back, at the things I had no time to post that I can share. Sometimes I can’t share, … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, creativity, drawing, journal, memory, painting, process, ritual, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #creativeblock, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleDSSketchbook, #writersblock, art journal, creativity, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Lamy Al-Star, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Super5 ink, urban sketchers, watercolor
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WWM: Day 15, Canvas Project, Bedlam!
BEDLAM! I have the word “BEDLAM” for my entry into the Canvas Project 2018… I started with sketches, as I only have one canvas! I saw Yaman coming at me one night! Bedlam is when the “kittens” get CRAZY … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, art journal, creativity, drawing, ink painting, journal, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #canvasproject, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, bedlam, Canvas Project, Cat, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor, Yamantaka
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WWM: Day 7 Firework
I did this to commemorate our 4th of July — I do one every year. Ours is a unique night, and often includes a night or two before. This is because we conserve institutional and private antiquities for a living; … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, painting, pen & ink, process, recipe, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #4thjuly, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleDSSketchbook, #middleofthenight, #recipepainting, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, fireworks, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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