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Continue reading →: Holly & Berries #1 and #2 – Pen & Ink Sketches and a PromptIn my previous blog post I had posted a picture of my Holly & Berries sketch. During my sketching process, I had forgotten to take pictures of my sketching adventure. I frantically looked around in my recent photos and found only one picture. So I decided to sketch another version. I…
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Continue reading →: December Inks in My Art PensI finally got around to cleaning the last drops of ink from my art pens. I pulled out my swatch cards and immediately gravitated towards my shimmering inks collection. Since December is a holiday month it only made sense to go with sparkling ink colors. I’m trying out new-to-me Avery…
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Continue reading →: Finding an Hour Here & ThereI was trying to use up the ink in my TWSBI Swipes. I hate to admit, I had these pens inked up since August when I taught my pen & ink wash workshops. Four months later and my inks were still flowing in my pens. I knew it was time…
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Continue reading →: Remember My Pumpkin Sketch?Back in September, I wrote about the start of my pumpkin pen & ink sketch. A work in progress. Here’s my original rough pencil sketch of my three pumpkins in my 8″x10″ journal. I had skipped my process of outlining my sketch in permanent ink and went straight into my…
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Continue reading →: I Am Still SketchingMy last post was about using my Sailor Fude nib pen. I’m still using it to sketch my outlines along with my Platinum Preppy. Both are filled with DeAtramentis Document inks. For the following sketch, I decided to just use my Preppy. It was easier to create the finer lines…
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Continue reading →: My Sketches-Created With My Sailor Profit ‘Fude de Mannen’ NibI saw an artist on IG who created some beautiful monochromatic artwork in his journal. His artwork consisted of beautiful thin lines with dramatic bold strokes of color. I searched through his posts to find the tools he was using. He was using a green Sailor Fude de Mannen fountain…
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Continue reading →: A Rough Pumpkin Sketch and a PromptFor the last few weeks I’ve been struggling to find time to sketch and this morning I made some important “me” time and created a quick sketch of some pumpkins. I sketched three pumpkins in three different sizes and added a few leaves. Since I had a small amount of…

























