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Inktober 2019, 9

I adore INKTOBER! Robert Oster Rubine with the Moonman Glass Dip pen. **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, 8

I adore INKTOBER! Upside down heart (yes I did that in the middle of the night!) using a Nemosine pen (no longer in production) with Taccia AKA red ink. **INK case you missed it, this year, I am taking on … Continue reading

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Inktober 2019, 7

I adore INKTOBER! TWSBI Eco 1.1 with with Nemosine Aeolis Palus Red ink (no longer in production.) **INK case you missed it, this year, I am taking on a class on illustration, and that class is requiring a commitment for … Continue reading

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Inktober 2019, 6

I adore INKTOBER! Pilot Metropolitan with Platinum Cassis Black 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, 5

I adore INKTOBER! FPR Himalayan with Papier Plume House of the Rising Sun ink… OOOPS! smeared it! Okay, it should be a fountain pen… but so so true! **INK case you missed it, this year, I am taking on a … Continue reading

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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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VSW: Amsterdam 1

This is a short how-to on a fast sketching technique with soluble inks… Done in haste this morning for my peeps on Virtual Sketchwalk. Finding a way into a complicated sketch is easier than we make it out to be, … Continue reading

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VSW: Cinderella’s Chariot

Magic!  Remember when you believed in magic! I did, then I didn’t — there were explanations for everything and it was all very scientific. Then, like the Buddhist saying, “Mountain, no mountain, mountain,” I found magic again… but that is … Continue reading

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VSW: Sleeping Beauty’s Castle

In our Virtual Sketchwalk group we are walking Disneyland — and many of the pics I found are from the Orange County archives from 1959. For me, Disneyland has many phases of memories. In grades 7-12 in So cal, if … Continue reading

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Inks: SketchInks versus Super5

Just a quick review of SketchINKs versus Super5 inks… WATERPROOF! Not at all scientific as I’ve not bought ALL the SketchINKs and so cannot comment on them all… but in my limited experience with the two SketchINKs I have bought, … Continue reading

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By My Desk

Still working with strange colors that has oddities from not-my-favorite palette! Opaque watercolors, and I have issues with those.   Still I like! I may try out the darker Burnt Tiger Eye (brown) I used here! To hear about classes, follow … Continue reading

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VSW Elizabeth’s Photograph: Fink’s Farm Stand

Elizabeth Muether shared some fun images to the Virtual Sketchwalk group this month!  Loved this one…I lost my favorite travel palette, and pulled a strange palette that has oddities and worked with them for this image… some opaque watercolors, and … Continue reading

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Creating Journal Pages

I am writing more in my journal, so it has become less of a strict art journal and back to my everything journal but with watercolors throughout! From college forward, I wrote and sketched all the time. First in my … Continue reading

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Puppy Postcards

And the showdown, water color versus ink! Okay, we know that watercolors, good ones, have light-fast ratings. This is a huge plus for sending postcards that someone might stick on a wall… PBeaux (left) should last longer than Poppy (right) … Continue reading

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