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Sketchpack Project 2018: Pen and In, Week 1
This year’s theme: Pen & Ink This year my Sketchpack is to be all inked drawings with a bit of water to move ink color. I almost passed on Di’s challenge but I always have a good time! Making it … Continue reading
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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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VSW: Rockport Chairs
From sketch with a fat stub pen to watercolor wash! One more of Rockport — such excellent images! With us in the biz, I had to try the chairs in front of Habitat for Humanity! Thanks to Tom Brudzinski for … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, challenge, creativity, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #rockingchairs, #rockportmaine, art journal, chairs, watercolor
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WWM: Day 31, USk Thurman Firehydrant
Walk to the market from the studio. A fire hydrant with a tree growing round it…. I want them to retire the hydrant not touch the tree! And this ends another World Watercolor Month! My takeaway from this year is … Continue reading
WWM: Day 30, USk Optomitrist
Waiting for Mitchell at the KP optometrist, after I picked up my glasses. We can see our studio from the window, though it is too tiny to draw! Don’t forget: I’m giving away to TWO lucky winners my favorite middle-of-the-night … Continue reading
Posted in challenge, landscape, painting, pen & ink, process, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #Hahnemühle, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #nwportland, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, #uskportland, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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WWM: Day 29, Journal painting
*Warning, this is not a happy post! A roller-coaster ride is more accurate.* All through World Watercolor Month I’ve been writing like I haven’t in years. I had so much to be upset about, and then on the heels of … Continue reading
WWM: Day 27, Blueberry
This blueberry is symbolic of things I can’t share — but still a watercolor a day! Writing a book… some things you don’t want to trot out toooo early! Don’t forget: I’m giving away to TWO lucky winners my favorite … Continue reading
WWM: Day 25, Savirtri Sleeps
Savitri tends to sleep deeply near us at night… We make noise, move pillows, and really, the only thing that wakes her is if she somehow smells cheese or ice cream or hears chips… food rocks her world! My kinda … Continue reading
