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Sketches toward the commission
I work a couple of sketches similar to the commissioned pieces. trying strokes for leaves, sky variations, whatever I need to play with! The two small studies of bungalows in NW Portland (below) turned out okay for test subjects!! They … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, commission, making a living, pen & ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged architecture, art for sale, bungalow, Emerson Street, Holbein, house, Killingsworth Steet, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, NE Portland, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Sennelier, Super5 ink, virtual sketching, watercolor
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VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 2
Last month’s Every Day in May challenge, and my requiring no pencil, has a hold over in that as I am stressed and busy I continue with just a sketch of anything I pull out of the bag of images, … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, ink painting, pen & ink, virtual sketching, waterbrush, watercolor
Tagged #365sketch2017, #Hahnemühle, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, echinacea, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, marigold, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, snow bells, St. John's Wort, Super5 ink, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 1
Working this months Virtual Sketchwalk (all flowering thangs) on Hahnemühle Post Cards, mostly directly in ink again, as I have no time so am doing quick sketches. Pepper trees remind me of Canoga Avenue in the San Fernando Valley, which … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, #Hahnemühle, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, virtual sketching, virtual sketchwalk, watercolor
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Mitchell on the Louis XVI Sofa
I like doing full images more than a hundred… THAT’S what I learned from #oneweek100people. I did this from a picture of Mitchell laying on a fully re-tied spring set. I’m happy with the way it turned out, and wish … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, furniture, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Louis XVI Sofa, MPF Conservation, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Oregon, Sennelier, upholstery, upholstery studio, virtual sketching, watercolor
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#OneWeek100People2017 (I thought I was done)
Okay this was fun for a bit… But still faces a no-go for me! Gregory allowed me to have a bit of fun with them, and find a way in… ONE more day, and no more. This time I mean … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, art journal, Baby Face Nelson, Busgy Siegel, Capone, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Jim Morrison, Larry King, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Steve McQueen, USk, virtual sketching, Willie Nelson
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#OneWeek100People2017
That’s a winner… Mitchell! Okay I thought I’d do the 100-faces-in-a-week. I’m not terrible with faces, I just am not too interested in drawing them. So here is one day of that, and no more. Can’t do challenges just because … Continue reading
Dan’s Maddie
I love this picture of Maddie flying with her ears in the air, and wanted to try to capture it. A challenge for me. I decided to pair it for Dan with one of her puppy pictures. Goal was to … Continue reading