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Leap Year, 2008
Sketchbook, Brush Ink Pens
The year 2008 is a Leap Year, and today is Leap Day. If you were born on Leap Day, you’re a leapling. Congratulations, you’re a very special person. We regular folks have a birthday on the same day, year after year. That’s not very special, if you ask me.
Leap Day […]
Train Station
Sketchbook, Ink & Colored Pencil
Another week has come and gone, and my contractor is still tied up at his other job. He finds the most creative ways of avoiding my honeydew list, doesn’t he? He managed to squeak in a little time for my cabinets yesterday, which I gleefully traded for a haircut. I […]
Coal Elevator
Sketchbook, plain old pencil
Now that we know a little more about the longevity of our artist’s pigments, let’s discuss the longevity of the artist. Pigment poisoning can occur through inhalation or ingestion. Take a look at this consolidated overview of art materials and their hazards:
Table of Artist’s Materials & Hazards
In the U.S., lead […]
Market Scene
Sketchbook, Ink
Man has been interested in documenting his surroundings ever since he discovered he could use burnt sticks to decorate the living room wall. Just take a look at the abundance of artwork discovered in numerous caves around the world! The only fact of which we remain uncertain, is whether these early cave paintings […]
Lepidoptera Valentinis
Sketchbook, Ink, 9 x 6
If you don’t recognize the plant, it’s called a butterfly bush. They can grow quite large, and some species will bloom from spring until frost. The blooms come in various colors, with yellow being somewhat rare. The little butterflies are even more rare than the blossoms!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
You remember The Fugitive, don’t you? The story of Dr. Richard Kimble, a doctor accused of murdering his wife. He escapes from a wrecked prison bus, disappears from his captors, and becomes a fugitive from the law.
Fugitive is also a term that’s also applied to artist pigments. Artists pigments should be light fast. What this […]
African Violet
Sketchbook, ink over colored pencil
Ah, February. Spring is on the horizon, and hoards of D.C. baseball fans are anxiously awaiting the arrival of opening day at the new stadium for the Washington Nationals. Scheduled to open April 2008, it’s no where near being ready. In fact, my general contractor will be working there 7 […]
