A tribute to our dying friends (animal and human) in the Gulf of Mexico.
September Theme Challenge! Small things that make you happy
latest 'skines
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tags: Copic marker airbrushed | ink | Inktense pencils | Prismacolor penciles -
2010Jun 1permalink 3
tags: boofredlay | rain
This is just a theory mind you.
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2010Jun 1permalink
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tags: acuarelas de colores | black ink | colored watercolors | Ilustraciones | Ilustrations | tinta negra
(Español):
Título: Ilustraciones.
Técnica: Tinta negra y acuarelas de colores.
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(English):
Title: Illustrations.
Technique: Black ink and colored watercolors. -
2010Jun 1permalink 24
tags: Micron pens | prismacolor
soon…
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2010Jun 1permalink 9
Watercolor.
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2010Jun 1permalink 28
tags: Canyon Bouquet2 | ink | watercolor
This was done the same day I started my new Moly and in the same place, but it was painted on a Bockingford pale beige tinted watercolor paper. I like the lightly tinted paper instead of stark white for flowers. They are from left to right: California poppy, lupine, scarlet paintbrush, pennyroyal.
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2010Jun 1permalink 5
tags: butterflies watercolor
butterflies
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2010Jun 1permalink 7
tags: notes | pipeline
still more notes
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2010Jun 1permalink 4
tags: abstract | ink | layers | shapes | textures
Shapes and Layers
Some abstract pages that came about on a casual Saturday afternoon with friends.
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2010May 31permalink 13
tags: beso | girl | Kiss | muack | satu -
2010May 31permalink 16
I need to draw more, practicing in moleskine. http://motivationisnecessary.blogspot.com/
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2010May 31permalink 9
tags: bc ferries | canada | Chemainus | island | Kuper | Shachihoko | Thetis | ticket booth | Vancouver Island
A “BC Ferries” ferry ride to Kuper and Thetis Islands ticket booth.
This is where I pay for my ferry ride to the Kuper Island (Home of the Penelakut Indian tribe) and Thetis Island from Chemainus, Vancouver Island. -
2010May 31permalink 4
tags: kirbysart
Chinese Food.
5″ x 8″ Watercolor and penFirst page in my sketchbook with bran new sketchkit. Oh, geeze, I still can’t get over someone steeling my sketchkit. It cost me about $50 just to by most of it, minus some brushes. I all have in it is a number 6 round W&N Sceptre 2 watercolor brush, pencil, pen, clip, 12 pan W&N 1/2pan travel watercolor kit, Moleskine Watercolor Sketchbook 5″ x 8″ and of course a new leather case. Man that case needs some wearing out. Its a little troublesome to get all the stuff in there, the leather needs to stretch. The other case held everything real nice and easy to put in, just right like a pair of shoes.
Anyway, more to come.
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2010May 31permalink 7
tags: Beshiktas fish market | Fountainpen | istanbul
Istanbul, Beshiktas fish market, this woman was peeling some unfamiliar vegetable; she didn’t even notice me sketching her from the other side of the narrow street. Fountainpen and watercolour. http://www.renefijten.blogspot.com
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2010May 31permalink 8
tags: Sandwood Bay | Scotland
Sandwood Bay - Watercolour in a Watercolour Moleskine
Sandwood bay lies at the very north west of the Scottish mainland. This is the iconic view of the pristine sandy beach with the rocky headland protecting the immediate area from the prevailing storms. The sea stack is known, locally as “Am Buachaille” which means “The Shepherd” in Gaelic. There are many similar sea stacks around our coasts the best known being “The Old Man of Hoy” in the Orkney Islands. My post of 16/8/08 was of this stack.
http://www.orkney-seastacks.co.uk/oldman.htm
There are also many “Shepherds” the best known is “The Buachaille Etive Mor” - the grand mountain range guarding the south end of Glen Coe.
http://www.incallander.co.uk/walks/buachaille.htm
My favourite piece of sea erosion is, however, “The Fiddler’s Bow Rock” between Cullen and Portnockie. A happy holiday here, when the kids were wee. Must revisit this one day.
http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/558054970NaHeFJ
Sandwood bay is considered to be among the most beautifully unspoiled beaches in the whole country, probably because it is so remote and hard to get to. To access the area you must walk a fair distance and this deters people so its always quiet and litter free. The bay sweeps around behind the artist to reveal a long series of lovely sand dunes. This view is not as impressive, from a painters’ point of view, as the one chosen - but its just as nice to be there - provided the rain keeps away and the wind is light.
Chatting to John, the other night, I explained a need to get into the Scottish Hills. Its a sort of pull which takes over now and then. To this end, Margaret and I will be away for a few days towards the end of this week as we feel to recharge the soul and breath the cold, fresh air. Watch this space for lots more stuff to bore you all with.
