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Ink, My Favorite Water Media?

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Somehow, watercolor took a step back in my art journey and ink shot to the front. It’s permanent (when using permanent ink), it’s lightfast (when using lightfast ink), it’s translucent, it layers beautifully, it mixes brilliantly, and it can be used with a brush, in a fountain pen, as a pencil or pan/block like Inktense, and even as a marker.

A work in progress: ink wash, fountain pen, and Faber Castell Pitt Pens in Strathmore 500 illustration board, 8”x12”.

I’m definitely someone who has to learn and relearn things over and over, and somehow I keep forgetting how much I love using ink. I’ll try to remember it the next time I decide I need some new art products.

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Phenology Art

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Autumn is done, and I’ll do the rest throughout the year. This is ink washes, Faber Castell Pitt pens, and fountain pen, 15”x18” on Strathmore 500 illustration board.

I went to a workshop that focused on nature drawing, and I decided to turn mine into a seasonal painting. October, done! I’ll wait until January until I revisit it.

My plain air sketches on the right.

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A Good Photo Day

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We spent a few hours taking photos today, and I was so pleased with results. It seemed everywhere I turned was another picture-perfect scene.

From a sparrow and swallow, to a gorgeous heron and a beautiful fawn, this was one perfect day for wildlife photography.

Normally, my reference photos aren’t my end result—I take them to use to create a sketch or painting—but after taking 175 photos, I found a few to post.

My camera is a Panasonic Lumix FZ80. It’s a point-and-shoot with a 60x zoom.

When I started drawing and painting critters, I decided I wanted to take my own reference photos instead of relying on other photographers.

I love this camera, because I can quickly snap a dozen photos and have multiple angles and poses to work with. It’s easy to use and a smaller-sized camera so I carry it around on weekends.

The fawn was a total surprise. It came out of the woods, waded into the creek, and spent about twenty minutes exploring. What a beauty!

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