Hudson Valley Sketches -

The Goulet Pen Company has an " Ink Drop " program where they send you five fountain pen ink samples at the beginning of each m...

Click any image to enlarge. Today I went sketching in Hudson, New York with artist friends Janice Filkins and Gretchen Kelly. The City of...

Above is a waterfall sketch that I did last night while test driving the Stillman & Birn Beta Series sketchbook . There are five dif...

Rondo's International Fake Journal, continued. Click image to enlarge. If you'd like to see the rest of Rondo's journal, click t...

You can click on any images in this post to enlarge them. Everybody always wants to know what's in my sketching bag, so I thought I...

Here's Rondo at one of his favorite spots. We call this one "Mossy Falls" due to the abundance of beautifully colored moss th...

Rondo sleeps for long periods of time without batting an eyelash, but he hates to model for me. Dogs must have a sixth sense about knowing w...

Rondo's adventures continue during International Fake Journal Month. You can see the series by clicking here . The posts will appear in...

  When Rondo wants a snack, he tap dances on the laminate floor in the kitchen, next to the cabinet where we keep his treat. On rare occas...

Note: Too see all of my lightfastness tests to date, click here . You may recall that I started a series of Lightfastness Tests back...

  (Click image if you'd like to see it larger.) For many reasons, I decided to add watercolor to my monochrome sketch of this scene. ...

  This was sketched with Quink Black ink, a Pilot Parallel calligraphy fountain pen on its side, and a waterbrush to do the washes. This p...

This sketch was done with Private Reserve Chocolat . Initially, I wasn't so crazy about this ink because so much red appeared in the w...

(Click image to enlarge) This is Rondo's fine china. In case you're wondering, yes, this really is what his bowls look like, ex...

It's " International Fake Journal Month "! What that means is that hundreds of sketch artists around the globe will be t...

  Did you ever feel like you were just entertainment for seagulls? I was painting along the Hudson Riverfront in Newburgh, New York one day...

I want a gray ink to use with watercolors, so I've spent the past two or three days testing several candidates. Each of the little s...

Yesterday I went back to Madam Brett Park in Beacon, NY and sketched the old, abandoned Tioronda Hat Works factory buildings. Built in the 1...

9x12" across a two page spread in my Fabriano Venezia book I'm still working on my ink and wash ideas. I did this with a Platin...

  I decided to take the plunge and go ahead and add watercolor over my ink and wash sketch from this morning. Am I ever glad I did! I think...

Written text transcription: For an artist, few things are more exciting than falling in love with a new medium. I've never been a huge f...

I had 13 ink samples come in a couple of days ago: Noodler's Nightshade Noodler's Sequoia Noodler's Walnut Noodler's Na...

I went out to paint with my friend Virginia the other day. It was supposed to be 50 degrees and sunny, so we were pretty excited about havi...

About 9x12 across a two page spread in my Fabriano Venezia journal. Materials: Lamy Safari EF fountain pen with Noodler's Bulletproof...

Click image for a clearer, larger picture. Size is about 9×12, across a two-page spread in my Fabriano Venezia sketchbook. My dog’s favor...

About 9×12″ Ink and watercolor in my stitch-bound, Fabriano Venezia book I heard it was going to be 51 degrees and sunny today, so I pack...

I haven’t been able to let go of my Fabriano Venezia book yet! There are a number of photos I’m considering working into square format pai...

I recently got this Fabriano Venezia journal and have been looking forward to dipping into it. New journals are always a little intimidat...

I went back to Devil’s Kitchen in Platte Clove, this time to capture some of the strong contrasts in the morning light. Remember this littl...

This is another entry in my Shades of Gray, monochrome value study book. It was painted en plein air while out sketching with my friend Kar...