Just a quick post tonight as I’ve been up every night this week until the wee hours working on my new WordPress website and blog. It’s coming along and I think it’ll be ready to debut in about a week. I still have to get my webmaster to check my work as I’m learning all…
Archives for 2017
Book Review: “Lettering With Purpose” by Brittany Luiz
“Lettering With Purpose” by Brittany Luiz was published on September 1, 2017 so it’s already available as a soft cover now! I’ve had such fun learning all about lettering. This book is for both true beginners like me and intermediate lettering artists. Just a few pages into Brittany’s book and I realized just how…
Wanna French Fry?
The Ferry between the mainland & Vancouver Island I am inordinately attracted to feeding seagulls. I think it started because I was raised on the West Coast of Canada and rode the ferries back and forth from the mainland to Vancouver Island so many times as a young child. Back then the ferries used to…
PRE-ORDERS Are Now Being Taken!
Add caption YES! The day is finally here, the day we’ve all been anticipating for a month! *Applause* PRE-ORDER DAY!! Wet Paint just contacted me and it’s official, you can now pre-order the NEW Schmincke square palette I blogged about here. They are anticipating a large number of orders and will be fulfilling them in…
Finding A New Direction
The title seems highly appropriate with both my life in general and the artwork I’ve done. I have been so surprised at how much I’m enjoying the exactness of the Faber-Castell watercolor pencils I’ve been using. I love the painterly approach of watercolors but with watercolor pencils I get the best of both worlds. I…
Can I Borrow Your Pencil?
I’m having a boat load of fun on the toned paper and I have another dozen I want to do. I haven’t even started using the toned paper journals yet. Tomorrow, lol. I find it interesting how a simple pencil looks drawn on toned paper. It adds interest just by adding a toned background. Go…
Sacrilege!
(Click to Enlarge) I apologize to all tea aficionados, especially Tracey Fletcher King. Yes, I know tea should never come in a bag. I know good tea should be loose and allowed to mingle with the perfect temperature water in the best cup. I hang my head in shame. My only explanation is that it…
Share A Cuppa?
Hiya. A few weeks ago I made a bunch of sheets of toned paper using my Schmincke Payne’s Grey Bluish mixed with Schmincke Neutral tint. It worked quite well and I’ve been using it to practice on toned paper. I’ll be doing a huge review on several companies’ toned paper products and wanted to learn some best…
PRICE ALERT! Sketchbooks (USA)
Stillman & Birn Beta Hardbound I went looking for a new sketchbook and came across this great deal for Stillman & Birn Beta hardbound sketchbook. I’ve used the Zeta and Beta hard and soft cover. I love their paper and I really appreciate that they so succinctly make it easier to know which sketchbook to…
PRICE ALERT! Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
72 Pc set Prismacolor Penci Crayons HOLY COW! I got an alert on Prismacolor Pencil crayons and wanted to pass it on. They’re on super sale! Even better, they’re on Prime so you get free shipping by adding only ONE dollar. If, however, you’re like me and have Prime, the shipping is free and will…