Hudson Valley Sketches -

Here's the post that many have been eagerly awaiting.... THE PROMPT LIST! If you haven't yet seen the post with the dates and other ...

  It's almost that time! You're invited to join me and a bunch of my friends for this fun, educational, and motivational, annual adv...

Results are in on the lightfastness tests I did of the full line of De Atramentis Document Inks! You can see the results of the testing of t...

Here's a flip-through for you of the art journal from the Holidays in Ink Challenge! I'll be back with another post to further discu...

In spite of an overflowing cabinet of fountain pen inks, I purchased the 2021 Inkvent Calendar by Diamine to have 25 new inks to explore dur...

Holidays in Ink 2021-22 is almost here! Everything you need to know is in this post. DATES : Monday, November 22 through Sunday, January 2 (...

Everybody has been asking me if I am planning another Holidays in Ink challenge this year, and the answer is most definitely, "YES!&quo...

  Happy New Year, everybody! I can't believe Holidays in Ink is over. I'm still mentally processing everything from this challenge. ...

  I've been excited to have a go at the Black and White on Toned Paper prompt (Process #6). When working on a toned surface, I nearly al...

I can't believe we're more than half way through this challenge, and heading into Week 4. If you're doing the challenge also, le...

  How are you all doing at the start of Week 2 of the Holidays in Ink Challenge ? Please let me know in the comments! I began Day 1 on Novem...

  Yesterday, I panicked! In spite of my posts and preparation so far, it suddenly dawned on me that Holidays in Ink was starting in two days...

It's hard to believe that the Holidays in Ink Challenge will be starting in a week! I'm getting so excited about it that it's d...

  In preparation for my Holidays in Ink challenge, I've got my eyes open for supplies that might be interesting to work with. That'...

  Here in the northeastern United States, October is the month when we plein air painters flock outside to capture the very short burst of p...

Watercolor over thin white gesso layer, calligraphy marker For many years, at least a portion of my sketches have been done in old books...

Pentel Pocket Brush Pen filled with Platinum Carbon Black ink, 13x44" mural drawing Here's a fun challenge for you Megasketc...

Gouache on black paper Painted from life in Trish's back yard For landscape painters, being able to capture the character of a tr...

One of the most important goals in my 600-page Project Megasketch was to develop line quality, and move away from chicken-scratchy typ...