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The Case for Changing Drawing Tools?
Almost a month ago on my Instagram account I posted the brush pen sketch of the dog on the recto page of the spread in today’s post. I promised I’d have more to say about it the following week on my blog. Recently someone wrote to me and asked me about this. Oops. Life […]
More Thoughts From Chekov
Brush pen and ink wash in a lined non-art paper notebook. Sketching while watching “Top Chef.” And thinking as I move through my day.
TV Competition Shows
Chekov was prescient. Brush pen and ink wash in a bookstore lined notebook (because I love painting and using wet media like ink wash on non-art papers).
Cryptic Notes on Slips of Paper
As I wrap up my Patreon/RozInterim site my desk is layered with all manner of cryptic notes. Some notes quote me back to myself. It’s my students telling me a quotation mattered to them, helped them turn a corner in their drawing practice. I’m always surprised what things hit and when. Some notes remind me […]
In Context: Things that Filter Through
Not a mistake, the page spread is the post for today. Click on the image and it will enlarge for easy reading.
Staying Up Late to Draw
The page spread text is today’s post. The rest is just details… I painted first, then let the paper dry and added the ink, a bit of a turn around for me. I was working with the Kuretake AI Liner Ultra fine brush pen. This was towards the end of the life of my […]
You Are the Why
I was searching for something the other day in the rabbit warren of my digital files now under reconstruction. In a happy accident I found something I posted years ago. It’s something that’s in the non-public archive so I can’t give you a link. But I wanted to revisit the text. I was writing […]
You Always Have Time for a Quick Brush Pen Sketch
I really enjoy looking at this page spread from last fall after I got out of the hospital. I felt strong enough to stand at the counter and flick the pen around the page. We were back at home with fresh bread and great meat, and a really great tomato! Getting back to our […]
Not a Waste of Space
The questions I get most from visual journaling students surround the issue of the use of space on a page or spread. There are a lot of factors that feed the questions, swirl around in the mind and stopping action. I like to remind students that the more they journal the more these questions will […]
Notes from Past Conversations
One of the benefits to come out of downsizing is the sorting through of things, notes, boxes, shelves, and nooks and cranies. Lots of things turn up. I have been putting the little scraps of things into my current journal if they mean something to me. Here’s a little note I made after a conversation […]