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Tools: Painting with Ink
Inktober and two new purchases pushed me even further into playing with just inks, or mostly inks, instead of watercolor. Today I write about my first month of using inks in a painterly way… and that means I am moving … Continue reading
Posted in color, drawing, paint brush, painting, pen & ink, process, review, sketchbook, waterbrush
Tagged art journal, brunaille, Daniel Smith Walnut ink, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, grisaille underpainting, KWZ Foggy Green ink, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy LX, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, NW Portland, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Platinum Preppy pen, Portland Oregon, Sennelier, Super5 ink, Thurman St, urban sketchers, USk, verdaille, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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San Louis Obispo Wine Fields
Another “urban” sketch of wine fields around the central California area. I created a loose pencil sketch, and came in hard with pencil for shadow in the vineyards. No pen work. I was able to use my new KWZ Foggy … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, drawing, landscape, memory, pen & ink, pencil, urban sketchers
Tagged #inktober, art journal, brunaille, california hills, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, De Atramentis Tobacco ink, Diamine Ink, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, KWZ Foggy Green ink, Pentalic Aqua Journal, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, urban sketcher, USk, verdaille, vineyards, wine fields
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Restore Oregon: EOU Inlow Hall’s Grand Staircase, La Grande, Oregon
Eastern Oregon University’s Inlow Hall’s original grand staircase has fallen into disrepair, below, and Restore Oregon is assisting with the restoration efforts of this once beautiful and important grand staircase. It was used in many ways for formal and informal … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, challenge, commission, drawing, history, landscape, painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #inktober, architecture, brunaille, commission, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Eastern Oregon University, Fineline Masking, Grand Staircase, grisaille, grisaille underpainting, Holbein, Inlow Hall, La Grande, Lamy Al-Star, Oregon, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pilot Parallel pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Restore Oregon, Sennelier, verdaille, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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