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Short Painting Sessions Yield Impactful Results
Don’t let your internal critic, or your busy schedule tell you there’s no time to paint. Pick up a brush and soften some dark-valued watercolor (which can be diluted for lighter values) and make a quick sketch. Focus on the shadow shapes you see, don’t think about anything else. Even if your end result isn’t […]
A TV Tip: Still Standing
Some television travel shows focus on scenery and local cheeses and such. “Still Standing” shows you the residents of Canadian towns through the eyes of comedian and actor Johnny Harris. I can’t recommend this show enough. Each half-hour show is packed with interesting people and a view of life in their town. The premise is […]
A TV Tip: Remaking Things
If you enjoy watching people tinkering to transform things from one state to another, and then also talk about the fixing and making you might have fun watching “Saved and Remade.” It’s a British show and at the time I am posting it’s on Amazon Prime. People bring in old items that are busted or […]
In Context: Still Good Advice
I found this Earth’s World Fairgoer in my digital file from October 2024. The advice is still good. In fact I think I’ll do that as soon as I post this. (Click on the image to read the text.) Meanwhile, more advice, this time from me to you—if you want to think about color it’s […]
In Context: Engineer Humor—A Laugh Riot Here, Really
To understand today’s post you’ll need to click on the image and read the text I put on my journal page. It’s that simple. I’ve made markers to guide you, but you do have to work for it by reading the text, because in context the humor works. Just like much of my life works […]
Things That Make Change Seem Possible
I’ve been posting pages from my current (just about full) hand-bound journal made with the now defunct Nideggen paper (which is toned, has a lovely fiber fleck, and a delightful wavy-laid texture on a basically smooth paper.) Here’s an “in context” which basically explains my love of paper, my love of this paper specifically, and […]
Stonehenge Aqua Review Part 4—Washes on Hot and Cold Press
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In Context—The Loose Line and Thoughts on Villainy
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Warm Ups: Some More Thoughts…
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