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Continue reading →: A Quick Q & A for Today
(Update 03/23/22: I was asked another question related to the Avery labels I use. See * below) I’m absolutely thrilled to see some wonderful feedback and comments about my art adventures and my blog. It’s always wonderful to share experiences and insights as well as ask questions. I thought I…
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Continue reading →: A Floral Bouquet
I used to be afraid of putting shimmering inks in my fountain pens and for awhile I was missing out on some gorgeous sparkling ink colors. Now, the shimmers are part of my daily writing in my BUJO and sketching journals. The flowers in my sketch were created with shimmering…
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Continue reading →: How About a Mouse?
I’ve been doing some practice sketches of objects that have curves. I thought my desktop mouse would make a wonderful sketch to show off this Diamine Subzero ink color. It’s a gorgeous metallic shimmering ink and I like how this bright turquoise color appears to pop-off the page. I think…
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Continue reading →: Trying My Hand at Sketching a Double Door
I have been following a few artists and seeing lots of door sketches in my social media feed. I thought to myself I should give this a try. This self-inflicted challenge will help me get closer to (and comfortable with) sketching outside. I picked up my chunky pocket journal and…
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Continue reading →: A Simple Building Sketch
Oh my! I completed only one blog post for the whole month of February. I blame this blog-silence on my creativity. My creativity tends to come and go. Right now it has been going full force and I’m having a blast with it. I’ve been creating my pen & ink…
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Continue reading →: Using a Fine Liner Pen in My Pen & Ink Sketches
As a few of you know, I enjoy using my Platinum Preppy (02) with Platinum Carbon ink to create my initial pen & ink sketches. I was struggling a bit and recently had a fall-out-of-love feeling with my Preppy. I found my Preppy fountain pen a bit too sharp to…
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Continue reading →: New Paint Palette and Another Turban Shell in Watercolor
The month of January has flown by rather quickly for me. I had plans (goals) to create some artwork, spend time with my Cricut Maker, sit through some online courses, and publish a few blog posts. I managed to do a little bit of everything and at the same time…




























