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Continue reading →: Swatching My Way Back into Watercolors
I know I’ve spent some time talking about my fountain pens and fountain pen inks. Okay, it’s been a few months of pen and ink ramblings. That’s because I’ve made several new friends in the fountain pen world and wanted to share with them my experiences, research, and pen &…
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Continue reading →: Collecting a Special Sticker
(Wow! Two posts in one day! My pictures are moving through my process and I could not wait to publish this post. Enjoy!) In a previous post, I had mentioned submitting my artwork for a sticker contest held earlier this year. I had received “honorable mention” for my submission and…
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Continue reading →: Why Use Professional Artist Quality Supplies?
It was at the beginning of my watercolor adventure and my first class where I learned to use student-grade supplies and I developed some bad habits with using the cheap paints and cheap papers. I kept hearing buy what you can afford. At some point in my watercolor painting life…
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Continue reading →: This Week’s Ramblings
The weather has warmed up this week and I wanted to be outdoors. I drove a family member to get their second vaccination, took care of errands, and enjoyed the 60-70 degree weather. It’s been a few days since I last posted an entry on my blog. I have a…
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Continue reading →: Glass
Part of my sketching ritual includes pushing and challenging myself to create something different. Sometimes that means sketching something that makes me uncomfortable or something I have not done before. I was going through my collection of pictures and saw one that I took of three candles that made up…
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Continue reading →: My Boots
The only clothing-related purchase I made in the last year since you know what started was my first pair of duck boots. I saw this boot at my local discount shop and tried them on. I could not believe how comfortable they were. I bought them hoping they would keep…
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Continue reading →: Penlux
Penlux is a Taiwanese company founded in 1999 with a focus on manufacturing private label products. I assume this means they started out as an OEM company producing products for other companies. Penlux came into their own in 2015 by producing their own brand of fountain pens. Last year I…
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