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O Is For…

O is for…
Ink, Watercolor
O is for orange. O is for ochre, orpiment, and olive green. O is for orient yellow, Orr’s white, and for ostrum, a brilliant purple. O is for the transparent oxides.
O is for offset printing, and open edition prints. O is for oil pastels, odorless turps, and Old Holland oils. O is […]

N Is For…

N is for …
Handbook Journal, Ink
N is for nib. N is for needlepoint, nippers, and newsprint. N is for Niji waterbrushes and Northlight books.
N is for Naturalism, Neoclassicisim, and Art Nouveau. N is for Netherlandish art, naive art, and narrative art that tells a story. N is for nocturns that are painted at night.
N is […]

M Is For…

M is for…
Ink, Colored Pencil
M is for mural. M is for maul, mallet, and mandala. M is for mannequin, model, and the modeling tools used by the sculptor. M is for mezzotint, monotype, and monoprint, a series of prints that differ in texture or color.
M is for mauve, madder lake, and magenta, a primary color […]

Drawing Day

Drawing Day, June 7, 2008
Faber-Castell Ink Pens & Ebony Pencil
In honor of the first international Drawing Day, and I decided to draw my sketching stuff. My trusty mechanical pencil lies behind a small ruler, and the watercolor travel set is in front of the Faber-Castell brush pens. A Raffine sketchbook, Rotring art pen, and a […]

L Is For…

L is for…
Ink, Colored Pencil
L is for line. L is for lithography, linocut and limited edition prints. L is for limner, lettering, and laid paper. L is for layout, life drawing, and lost-wax casting.
L is for linseed oil, liner brush and spike oil of lavender. L is for capturing a likeness with lightfast pigments, and […]

Well Preserved

Strawberry Jam
Watercolor Sketchbook
A very happy June 1st to you all, and here’s what’s left of the strawberries. They have been well preserved in pint jars as strawberry jam, with just enough fresh ones left over for both of us to each have a huge bowl of berries. The picture doesn’t quite tell the whole story […]