Hudson Valley Sketches -

Today I did a monochrome tree sketch in acrylic, using the 14x22" spread provided by my Stillman & Birn 11x14" Alpha sketch...

8.5x11" across a two page spread of a Stillman & Birn Alpha Hardbound sketchbook Platinum Black Carbon Ink and Watercolor I...

Just Doodling, 8.5x11" (across the spread) with a 2.4mm Pilot Parallel fountain pen in a Stillman & Birn Alpha Hardbound boo...

8.5x11" across a two page spread in a Stillman & Birn Alpha 5.5x8.5" Hardbound book Noodler's Black Swan in Australia...

Brian Goulet of the Goulet Pen Company contacted me regarding some lightfastness testing I've been doing on a number of inks. So far I&...

Early on in my Stillman & Birn Alpha review series, many viewers were asking, "What if I only work on white paper?" I am hopin...

I had some journaling templates tucked into my messenger bag on the way home from Maryland. By the time I finished my Maryland Montage, we&#...

Stillman & Birn Alpha 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook Noodler's Kung Te-Cheng ink in a 0.3 (fine) Platinum Preppy fountain pen Pr...

My first big event of 2012 was my niece's wedding! She got married on New Year's Day, so we spent a few days in Maryland to take in ...

For all of you kindred spirits who share my infatuation with Stillman & Birn Alpha, Gamma or Epsilon  hardbound sketchbooks , I have so...

Watercolor on acrylic-prepared surface in my 5.5x8.5"  Stillman & Birn Alpha hardbound book. Happy New Year to all my visitors. I ...

Noodler's Apache Sunset ink, Private Reserve Naples Blue ink, watercolor in a Stillman & Birn Alpha hardbound sketchbook. Discus fi...

Inks, watercolor, gouache and Cretacolor leads over an acrylic-toned background and border in my 5.5x8.5" Stillman & Birn Alpha sk...

When I recently did this sketch and discovered the joys of Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses ink , I decided that I need to find...

As I've been working my way through this Stillman & Birn Alpha journal, and doing my multi-part review, many people have asked me...

Ink and watercolor in my 5.5x8.5" Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook. Image can be clicked to enlarge. Merry Christmas to all my vi...

(Click image for a larger, clearer view.) When my sketching group goes to Adams, we all meet in the cafe area for lunch at noon. It's ...

(Image is clickable if you'd like to see it larger and sharper.) When I got home from Adams the other day after doing this sketch, I d...

I had so much fun the last time I sketched at the new Adams Fairacre Farms in Wappinger that I couldn't wait to get back there for Round...

You can click the image for a larger, clearer view. A few weeks ago, I prepared two, two-page spreads with pastel ground. I just wanted to...