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Tag Archives: ink
Graphite and pencils revisited
Ink, specifically a fountain pen, is my go-to sketching implement. My first sketches were with Rapidograph and Micron pens, no watercolor and rarely any pencil. Over the years the Rapidograph was retired as being too difficult to keep clean and … Continue reading
Diamond Knot, at Mukilteo
One of the oldest buildings on the Mukilteo waterfront is the DiamondKnot Brewpub. Originally it was a bus barn, as evidenced by the beams, brick, and roll-up door. It’s first role as a pub was Cheers Too. In the 1990’s … Continue reading
Posted in Brew pub
Tagged fountain pen, ink, ink and watercolor, mukilteo, pub, Puget sound, sketch, travelsketch, travelsketcher, washington, Watercolor
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Where do I start?
One of the challenges when travel sketching is where to start. Admittedly every artist has their own valid approach. Yet we often get hung up in the details, trying to create a sketch that looks like a photo, this can … Continue reading
Posted in Tips for the Travel Sketcher
Tagged ink, tips, travel sketching, travelsketch, Watercolor
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San Diego Weekend
What a great time
Posted in Travel journal
Tagged fountain pen, gardens, ink, sketch, travel-sketch, travelsketcher, Watercolor
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Christmas in Mukilteo
The city Christmas tree sits on the hill overlooking Lighthouse Park, a beautiful site for this time of year.
Posted in Watercolor
Tagged fountain pen, ink, mukilteo, painting, Puget sound, sketch, trees, washington, Watercolor
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The last few days journaling
There is something wonderful about tracking your life in sketches and words. Suhita’s blog, Sketch Away is great inspiration.
Posted in Travel journal
Tagged fountain pen, ink, ink and watercolor, sketch, Watercolor
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Travel sketches vs urban sketches, and what about plein air?
The teapot in Bath, and a street in Kyoto are both travel sketches yet they do not qualify as urban sketches. The teapot was done on location yet it does not qualify for an urban sketch due to the content. … Continue reading
Posted in Painting, sketch
Tagged Acrylic, how to, ink, ink and watercolor, painting, sketch, travelsketch, travelsketcher, Watercolor
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