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USk: Portland Protests
It is hard to write about this, because frankly I, like many others, are struggling with depression about what is happening in our country and now, in our city. I’ve been far too depressed to make art of any kind. … Continue reading
The Looseness Carried Over
The messiness and creative energy held over when I was in the studio the next day, and did a fast sketch. Since then I am trying to at least sketch daily; some days it doesn’t happen, but often it does, … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #finishroom, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #MPFCfinishroom, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #sennelierwatercolors, #twsbieco, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #waterproofinks
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Blocked; a Friend Saves the Day
I don’t remember feeling this hopeless, and yet here I am. I hesitate to call it depressed because depression feels like a vague feeling, as in when you are not quite sure why, and I KNOW WHY: I feel hopeless … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, creativity, direct watercolor, painting, pen & ink, process, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #benupen, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #pacificnorthwest, #Portlandoregon, #regime, #regimefatigue, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #waterproofinks, USk
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Sofa Fabric
We have a large hundred-year-old sofa in to be restored; the frame was badly broken, and all the buildup (stuffings) had to be replaced and re-engineered, because they were done wrong by a novice upholsterer, who changed the way … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, flowers, furniture, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #fabric, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #mpfconservation, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #platinumbrushpen, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #platinumjapaneseartpcoketbrushpen, #Portlandoregon, #sennelierwatercolors, #urbansketching, #waterproofinks, $sofafabric
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Izzee Keeps me Company
Izzee is always a happy gurl when she can sit close and watch me sketch. Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Platinum Japanese Art Pocket Brush Pen, Platinum Carbon pen with Platinum Carbon ink waterproof cartridges, De Atramentis Document Urban Grey ink in … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art journal, Cat, drawing, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #brothersistercats, #catantics, #greytabby, #greytabbycat, #greytabbykitten, #greywhitetabbycats, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #Izzee, #platinumbrushpen, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #shopcat, #studiocat, #studiocats, #tabby, #tabbycat, #urbansketching, #waterproofinks
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USk: Cherry Blossoms Alphabet District
My trip to New Seasons yesterday was glorious with the pink and white and yellow blossoms everywhere… Cherry and dogwood (just starting) and forsythia and dandelions and daffodils and those teeny white flowers in the grass! I took a moment … Continue reading
Curry Chicken: Good Food is Good Medicine
One thing that is still available to us during this crazy time is cooking. Good food is good medicine. I think I made that up but who knows? Curry Roasted Chicken, YUM. Place chicken upside down in glass roasting pan. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #benupen, #currychicken, #danielsmithwatercolors, #directwatercolor, #goodfoodisgoodmedicine, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #nwportland, #pilotyuyakeink, #Portlandoregon, #regimefatigue, #roastedchicken, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, #sketchbookcotton, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #waterproofinks
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When a Creative is Cut Off from Social Media
This is a journal entry edited and expanded for you all to read; I edited it for readability. Instagram, and Facebook too, have been a game changer for me. I work full-time and run a business with Mitchell restoring/conserving various … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, commission, creativity, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #creativity, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #holbeinwatercolors, #pacificnorthwest, #platinumcarbonink, #Portlandoregon, #robertostersignatureink, #sennelierwatercolors, #super5ink, #urbansketching, #virtualsketching, USk
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ANTS: And a Fall!
As I said in an earlier post, in past, the ants have done a little bit of investigating, they have come in, walked about. We gave them an offering up in the reception room of brown sugar water and they … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art, art journal, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, watercolor, writing
Tagged #antinvasion, #antmarching, #ants, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #nwportland, #pacificnorthwest, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, #urbansketching, art, sketching
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ANTS GO MARCHING!
Pleeeze excuse the photographs… It is next to impossible for an amateur like me to get good images of largely white paper! So there is ghosting of shadow. Oh well! We have an ant invasion of EPIC proportions. Because of … Continue reading
Posted in animals, art, art journal, journal, memory, painting, pen & ink, watercolor, writing
Tagged #antinvasion, #antmarching, #ants, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #brownink, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #nwportland, #pacificnorthwest, #Portlandoregon, #robertosterink, #robertostersignatureink, #twsbieco, #urbansketching, art, sketching
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USk: Studio View
I recently participated in something on IG and won’t participate with that group again. For those who run groups, and I do, it is important to make sure everyone in a group you run gets feedback from you (unless no … Continue reading
USk: NW Portland USPS
The USPS moved our office which was in the Alphabet District to another location. It is not a safe location, as it is deserted and is surrounded by homeless people (not that they are all dangerous, but they attract nutcases … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchcrawl, urban sketchers, waterbrush, watercolor
Tagged #alphabetdistrict, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #danielsmithprimateks, #danielsmithwatercolors, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #holbeinwatercolors, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #nwportland, #pacificnorthwest, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #Portlandoregon, #sennelierwatercolors, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #usps, #waterproofinks, USk
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USk: BOOM!
We weren’t at work long when we heard and felt a boom or crack, that is as close to the experience I imagine a bomb going off feels like. It nearly knocked me off my feet. The cats shot out … Continue reading
Posted in animals, architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, process, watercolor
Tagged #bomb, #catswhowork, #interiorurbansketching, #nwportland, #platinumcarbonink, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #studiocats, #studiosketch, #transformerblew, #urbansketcher, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, Alphabet District, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, Sennelier, urban sketchers, USk, watercolor
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USk: Worst Nicolai Sketch Ever
Oh gads what to do when the sketching is not happening? I try to give my babies a fair shake and finish them, but this one I finally gave up on and splashed a little color on and called it … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, review, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #nwindustrialsanctuary, #nwportland, #urbansketching, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Portland Oregon, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, urban sketcher, urban sketchers, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk, watercolor
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USk: NW Vaughn St
East street from NW Wilson by one block… flanked on both sides by homes similar to the ones on NW Wilson. Nice memories of buying Christmas trees for several years; no Christmas trees in June, so I took liberties with … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, drawing, journal, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, urban sketchers, waterbrush, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleNostalgie, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #nwvaughn, #pearldistrict, #Portlandoregon, #urbansketching, #urbansketchingportland, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, NW Portland, Pearl District Portland, USk
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