Hudson Valley Sketches -

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

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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&...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...