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Monday

Megasketch Monday -- My Big Regret

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Part of my current "Inspiration Wall" in the studio Project Megasketch has influenced and improved my art and creativity in m...
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Wednesday

Transform an Old Book into an Art Journal

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

Lightfastness Tests -- Faber Castell Polychromos Pastels

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Faber Castell Polychromos Pastels have been a go-to pastel for artists because they are individually rated for lightfastness, and prov...
Monday

Megasketch Monday -- The Long, Meandering Mural Sketch (13x44")

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

Rewetting Gouache -- Tips and Tricks

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A couple of my gouache (left) and watercolor (right) palettes with some little sketches. The small, airtight plastic container has tit...
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Thursday

Thursday Thoughts -- A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

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Although people generally start their New Years Resolutions on January 1, that's one of the worst days for me to begin new challenges an...
Monday

Megasketch Monday -- Practice Does Not Make Perfect

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As a musician, one of the things we learn early on is that practice does not make pefect; rather, perfect practice makes perfect . If yo...
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A Few Words for the New Year

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Every year, I choose a quote for the year, and write it into my planner. This year, my quote is: A year from now, you'll wish you h...
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Sunday

Megasketch Monday -- Silhouette Power

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Pentel Pocket Brush Pen  with Platinum Carbon Black ink If you open up the Roger Tory Peterson Field Guide to the Birds, the first th...
Saturday

Twenty White Gouache and White Watercolor Brand Comparisons

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When I want a bright white highlight on a sketch, I often count on white gouache to do the job. All whites are created equal, right? W...
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Monday

Megasketch Monday -- Drawing Trees

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

Lightfastness Tests -- Charvin Water Soluble Pastel Painting Sticks

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In January, 2015, I made swatches of the 48 colors in the Charvin Water Soluble Pastel Painting Sticks set, and cut the strips down the c...
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Monday

Megasketch Monday -- Abstract Art and Doodles

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Golden High Flow in an empty Montana marker While many artists are happiest when doodling or playing around with abstract concepts, I ...
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Saturday

Making Friends with Manikins

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One of the challenges of Project Megasketch was finding enough subject matter to sketch from life during the winter months. One great so...
Monday

Lines, Ellipses, Perspective, Cross Contours, Bugs and Animals, Oh My!

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

Project Megasketch -- A Perfect Solution for Your Winter Blues

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If you're an artist who doesn't like winter, maybe this post is for you! I used to hate winter. If you live in a cold climate an...
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Tuesday

What happens when you take a year off social media and blog posting?

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Well for one thing, you end up with a heck of a lot more time. I logged about a thousand pages of ...
Sunday

Three Day Sketching Retreat

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Last week, I had an opportunity to spend a few days at a sketching retreat at the Holy Cross Monastery along the Hudson River. I'd lo...
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Wednesday

Sketching at Tilly Foster Farm

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Tuesday

Gouache Along the Appalachian Trail

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Sometimes you just have to let go.
Monday

Wisdom from Buddha

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Sunday

Sketch from the Beacon Waterfront (Long Dock)

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Saturday

Sketch from the Appalachian Trail

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Friday

Gouache and Rumi

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Tuesday

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Gouache, across a two page spread in a gray-toned sketchbook. My friend Mary came over one day to sketch. We sat on the little dock in...
Monday

Last of the Rose of Sharon

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You know the summer season is winding down when your very last Rose of Sharon bush has nearly finished blooming. I'm trying to make...
Wednesday

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Wow, it's been nearly four years since I've posted my sketches! I've been doing a lot of them in the past couple of years, so pe...
Friday

Sketching from the Window

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

Let's Change the Subject

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Watercolor in a Stillman & Birn Zeta hardbound book It's that time of year when change happens. The days are getting much shor...
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Sunday

Palette Perceptions

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I'm continuing with some palette ideas I started last winter and spring. You can see a couple more of them in this post from May . I...
Wednesday

Importance of Composition and Color Studies en Plein Air

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I don't always do compositional sketches before embarking on a painting. When working out on location, the time to paint is always to...

A Day at the Farm

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  11x17" (across the spread) in a Stillman & Birn Zeta Sketchbook Background monoprinted in several layers with a Gelli Printi...
Saturday

Just Splashing Around

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Every once in awhile, we need to just throw paint. That's what I was in the mood for when I did these two acrylic sketches! They were...
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Friday

Birthday Flowers on Blue Pescia Paper

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10x8", Noodlers Luxury Blue ink in  my Pescia light blue journal A good friend sent me flowers for my birthday during the time I w...
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