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Tuesday

Birds and Mammals at Animal Kingdom

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Stillman and Birn Epsilon 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook Gouache Noodler's Apache Sunset ink I was back at Animal Kingdom with my s...
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Sunday

Sea Turtle tank at the Maritime Aquarium

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This was my last sketch of the day. I was all out of black background pages, so I went to this page. The surface was prepared with sprayed ...
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Saturday

Sea Ravens and Wolfish from the Maritime Aquarium

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Stillman & Birn 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook Golden Black Gesso Golden Interference Fluid Acrylics Gouache Sakura Gelly Roll pens ...
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Friday

Golden Black Gesso and Sakura Gelly Roll Pens

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This was so much fun! (Image can be clicked for a larger, clearer view.) I used Golden Black Gesso to coat a few page spreads in my Stillma...
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Thursday

Sketching at Carol's House

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Click image for a larger, clearer view Watercolor and a bit of ink across a two page spread of a Stillman & Birn 5.5x8.5" Epsilon h...
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Wednesday

Daniel Smith Watercolors and Palette Thoughts

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New paints are so much fun! I got a bunch of colors from Daniel Smith last week --- some transparent yellows, as well as earthy reds and mar...
Tuesday

Little Juniper Bonsai

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Click image for a larger, clearer view Page was prepared with diluted acrylic paints--fluids and iridescent Sketch Ink is Private Reserve ...
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Saturday

Copper Weathervanes at Adams Fairacre Farms and more glittery stuff

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You can click this image for a larger, clearer view Stillman & Birn Epsilon 5.5x8.5" Hardbound Sketchbook Collage, ink, gesso, and ...
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Friday

Louise King Mud Ponies on Parade

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Click image for a larger, clearer view. Stillman & Birn Gamma 9x6" Hardbound Sketchbook Private Reserve Velvet Black ink Private Re...
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Wednesday

Noodler's Eternal Inks Lightfast Testing Preliminary Report

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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...
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Sunday

Tall Sketch with a Muted Palette

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Watercolor in a 9x6" Stillman & Birn Gamma Hardbound sketchbook I decided to test drive my new little mini, warm-toned, muted pale...
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Friday

Mini Muted Palette

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Stillman & Birn 5.5x8.5" Epsilon Hardbound sketchbook Watercolor, Noodler's Lexington Gray ink in a Lamy Safari I had an extra...
Thursday

Private Reserve Blue Suede Ink Review

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You can click on any of the images below to get a larger, clearer view. Stillman & Birn Epsilon 5.5x8.5" Hardbound book Border pr...
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Wednesday

Water Birds at the Bronx Zoo

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I remembered these red-orange birds from the last time I was at the zoo, so I prepared these border colors in advance and made sure to pack...
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Hornbills and a BIG Pigeon at the Bronx Zoo

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Warning: You are probably going to get very sick of teal and turquoise by the time I finish this sketchbook! I have fallen in love with a ne...
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Tuesday

Birds at the Bronx Zoo

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I met with my sketching group in the World of Birds exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. I was especially excited about this trip because I was going b...
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Monday

Part V of Stillman and Birn Alpha Review --- Working on the White Paper

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

Driving Through the Garden State

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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...
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Wednesday

Maryland Montage --- Sketching in a Moving Vehicle

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

Wedding Flowers

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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 ...
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Monday

Breaking in Your Stillman and Birn Alpha, Gamma or Epsilon Hardbound Sketchbook So It Lies Flat

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

Butterfly Fish, Flame Angel, and Painted Glass Fish --- and happy new year!

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

Discus Fish at Animal Kingdom

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

Macaw and Sun Conures at Animal Kingdom --- and a claw!

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

Shading Inks Testing, Reviews, and Selections

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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...
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