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Direct Brush Studies in a Grid
Here’s a page spread of direct-brush studies from a journal I worked in last September (2024). Some days I find it is useful to do multiple studies in “miniature.” (The small squares are about 2 inches.) You work quickly and get to test things like scale, pigment, the way the paint works on the paper, […]
Goofy Collage Play
I like to keep my waste scraps—those bits of paper that go under my journal pages when I’m painting off the edges of the page. Those papers get the most interesting collection of marks and colors. I tear or cut them up and use them for collage. Then of course I sketch on top of […]
Lighting As You See It
In a week where I’ve written about creative momentum and using any space of time for your drawing habit, I wanted to remind you that simple, quick (30-minute) sketches can be so valuable if you follow through on your intention. The two direct brush portraits I did on this page spread were my end of […]
Thinking about Portraiture, Doodles, and Stylization
When I sketch I think about a lot of things. Not just the process of sketching. My mind turns over how I’m experiencing the sketching. Questions arise as to why am I sketching what I’m sketching. A thousand thoughts for every sketch. My brain is always going. Typically I write these thoughts on a separate […]
Thinking about White Hair on Toned Paper
There’s nothing finished in this study of a man with white hair and a beard. It’s me noodling around experimenting with how to get the values of white hair on toned paper. I’m working in a handbound journal made with Zerkall Nideggen (it has a lovely fiber fleck of texture throughout). I guess paper nostalgia […]
In Context—Philosophy
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Projects versus Series?
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More Adventures in Bookbinding—When You Can’t Go Outside
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Adventures in Book Binding: The Tableful of Nideggen Journals
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Binding Books in Batches
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