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  2011

  Nov 27
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  Onteora church. Onteora is the indian name for Catskills. Built in 188something, I think. It is not far from us, walking distance. Overlooking arboretum, breathtaking view of the mountains. Built from stone. In 1883 Onteora Park was founded by rich New Yorkers as a private summer retreat, many famous artists and writers been and sketched there. I found very interesting publication online, newspaper The Critic from 1898, an illustrated monthly review of Arts, Literature and Life. So cool!
  I used Dr. Martin’s Ink and my newest invention portable brush, because my travel Windsor and Newton brush broke while finishing Aubele’s drawing.

  http://books.google.com/books?id=gXFBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA223&lpg=PA223&dq=onteora+church+built&source=bl&ots=8RSXmX5XfO&sig=IjNhiyFHJ8GoKeITfatJD5j2Ye0&hl=en&ei=WZ3PTr67H6P50gGUhPkz&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=onteora%20church%20built&f=false
  tags: ink | Ira | Onteora church | upstate
   
• 
  2011

  Nov 23
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  Here is a little panegyric on Maggi-Würze, seasoning sauce, originally from Switzerland. I discovered it in Honey store and fell in love with it, adding it everywhere in salads combining with sunflower oil and cooking wine and for meats and sauces, and soups. I like it’s taste, smell and even bottle shape. Also drew here wonderful Frank’s RedHot sauce.
  Second joy is my first time mix from Dr. Martin’s India inks I bought in Woodstock this fall. It has some burning warmth and slides easily. May be because of paper? It is old paper, don’t know the brand. For color I used Kuretake pens.
  tags: ink | Ira | Kuretake | Maggi | sauce
   
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  2011

  Nov 20
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  Did drawing of Federico Aubele in ink after my wonderful experience on his concert. I used ink and couple of Kuretake pens on hot pressed Arches paper, so smooth that I feel a bit weird out. I tried to capture his boyish looks and soul of musician. It brings to mind amazing novel by Julio Cortazar about music and musician, from which many years ago I cut out sentence and had it on the wall in my room, felt related to that. Sorry, its in Russian.
  Художник, живущий в нем, всегда задыхался бы от
  ярости, слыша эту пародию на желанное самовыражение, на все то,
  что ему хотелось сказать, когда он боролся, раскачиваясь, как
  безумный, исходя слюной и музыкой, наедине, совсем наедине с тем,
  что он преследует, что ускользает от него, и тем быстрее, чем
  настойчивее он преследует.

  tags: Federico Aubele | ink | Ira | Kuretake | musician
   
• 
  2011

  Nov 16
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  Orange truck. Ever since I met this trucks on mountain roads they impressed me with their happy sunny colors and muscular shapes, and when you hear their aggressive roaring it brings feeling that now it will be ok, problem fixed, safety restored, life will be better, somebody cares. Interesting that even drivers of this trucks look so enormously tall and manly, at list few I talked to after the Hurricane Irene damages.
  I used ink and Kuretake pens.

  tags: ink | Ira | Kuretake | truck | upstate
   
• 
  2011

  Nov 14
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  Pulled out my drying ink remix and fought with couple of stuffed water brushes (pierced my finger few times till it bled) to draw this simple Sunday breakfast with eggs over easy. Bits of color with Kuretake pens.

  tags: eggs | ink | Ira | Kuretake
   
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  2011

  Nov 13
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  Queens. Was a bit unreal atmosphere with that charming European village houses and pale moon. Finished at home with few Kuretake pens. Had a fight with big water brush, keeps clogging.

  tags: ink | Ira | Kuretake | Queens | sepia
   
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  2011

  Nov 13
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  Inkpen and markers

  tags: ink | marker | water
   
• 
  2011

  Nov 11
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  Sketched while waiting. Ink. Pentel./.÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷

  tags: cleaning | ink | pentel
   
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  2011

  Nov 5
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  doodling with pentel pocket brush pen and tech pen

  tags: decay | ink | morbid | teeth | zombie
   
• 
  2011

  Nov 3
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  I finished drawing by adding color with Kuretake pens. Still left watery loose marks, I like combination of loose texture and sharper details. Very sad how fast water brushes getting clogged and loosing sharp point. Even I trimmed it with scissors as Laure Ferlita advised and disassembled to rinse. May be I should try distilled water?

  tags: croissant | ink | Ira | Kuretake | upstate