Notes of art and top-of-mind
We all have favorite media, but I’ve been wanting to use all the great supplies I have at my disposal. And so at my recent “Art Day” with my regular art group (I have a regular art group!), I brought out my box of Caran d’Ache Neocolor II pastels to work with. A friend had […]
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My bottle of Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Green has been in my art toolkit for a long time. It has finally succumbed to the ravages of time, and I have feelings about it! It all started when… Really, this story began in childhood. I stood in a stationery store, and saw on the shelf a bottle […]
Painting with 3 liquid inks, an adventure in an afternoon. This past December, I received as a gift three fountain pen inks from the New Orleans-based stationer Papier Plume: Garden District Azalea, Moss Green, and Cafe Diabolique. I have other inks from this maker in my collection, but these three colors were new to me. […]
In my artistic life, I have not worked with oil pastels very much. Usually my focus is on painting, printing, lettering and drawing with ink and pencil. This past holiday, I went to see the “Mary Cassatt at Work” exhibit in San Francisco with my family. I knew I would enjoy it, but what I […]
My pen show experience this year was lovely. I worked at a vendor table on the show floor, taught two classes, and hung out with friends, some of whom I only see once a year at this show. While it is a busy schedule to call a “vacation”, it is my main vacation: the one […]
What is the difference between the Round Brush and Long Round Brush, and why is the Long Round my favorite? That is an excellent question, and I’m glad you’ve asked! In this paintbrush comparison we’ll find out why I love the Long Round so much I provide this brush for my ink painting students. Round […]
Here it is another month already! That means it’s time for a Creative Project Progress Report. I’ll update progress on my July projects and talk about what I am working on for August. The Big Finish: Na Craga Cabled Sweater I had one great big finish in July: my “Na Craga” sweater, designed by Alice […]
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I’ve got three main creative projects this July: I am working on creating ink painting content during the buildup towards the ink painting class that I teach, and have a plein air art date with friends coming up. It is so enjoyable to get together with friends in a lovely space and make art and […]
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Tinted Sumi Ink Painting Meant to be a warm-up exercise, this small sketch of trees and shrubs viewed from across the gulch has become a favorite painting. It is an ink painting using tinted sumi ink from pans. When I paint with ink I usually work with liquid ink of various types, so it is […]
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Color Chalk Drawing Happy the Pencil Sharpener, a color chalk drawing on tan toned paper. Loose and free, with suggestions of the world around, but the focus of this drawing is the form and substance of a pencil sharpener that lives permanently bolted to the rail around my front porch. And yes, I do use […]
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