Aug13Art

Just drew something totally fun and out of my imagination.  Sketchbook Skool final week,  I don't think I'm going to get my tea cup done this week, mostly because I don't have one yet, might do a coffee cup instead.

Aug12Art

The Chesterton quote yesterday caught my eye in Charles Krauthammer's book 'Things that Matter' that I'm reading now.  I'd never heard of Chesterton before so I googled him, and found even more pithy, prophetic quotes. He died in 1936 and yet he could have written some of these quotes last week.
Very sad to hear of Robin Williams suicide, such a funny man, and yet darkness consumed his soul.  My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends, such a loss is especially hard on the family.

Aug11Art

Final lesson in my Diana Gessler class, included this cute little bird, final lesson in sketch book skool is to draw a tea cup.  My problem for the sketch book skool is that I don't have a tea cup, here in Charleston SC we drink our tea in tall glasses with ice and maybe a slice of lemon.

               

Aug10Art

It rained ALL DAY long today, Ron hung a new ceiling fan in the bedroom while I went to the store for dog food and wine.  I was hoping to get in a ride today, but the rain killed that idea.

Aug09Art

Ron's daughter Melissa got married today, Ron and I went to the reception.  It was good to see Melissa again, it's been a few years.  She lives in Raleigh NC, her Mom would love for her to move here to Charleston.  We took the Harley Trike over there, it was a nice ride and we were lucky to miss the afternoon thunderstorms that hit just as we got home today.

Aug08Art

Did a drawing of my toy tiger model today, another homework page for Diana Gessler's class, and watched the beginning Liz Steel videos. Called to wish my Mom a happy birthday, need to call my brother too.

Aug07Art

Got an empty ink bottle from Goulet Pens, that I can use to pour ink into, to use my dip pen.  I had Sumi-e ink that I bought ages ago, it really works great, last a long time with one dip, today's entry was all done from one dip.

Aug06Art

Got my replacement fountain pens from Goulet pens this morning, I've been writing with it all day, used it on this page.  It still needs 'breaking in', unlike regular pens, fountain pen nibs wear based on the way you write, the more you use it, the more it smooths out for your way of writing and becomes 'yours'.  So while I'm breaking in this new pen, my eye is pealed for my old one to turn up now LOL.

Aug05Art

Ebola patients are now at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.  I have confidence in the doctors at Emory, they are some of the finest in the nation.  If a cure or vaccine can be found they will find it.  It is scary though, especially watching the tv show 'Last ship', about a virus that has reduced the population of the world to pre-historic levels.  How many people could survive if a plague killed off most of the people?

Aug04Art

Painted a 'pink bird' again for Vickie, she had wanted the original pink bird, but I explained that it was in a book, so she couldn't have that one. While I was painting pink birds today I painted a Flamingo, for her as well. I have some books and DVD's by Anne Abgott, she does lovely Pelicans and flamingos and other birds. So I did a Flamingo in my sketchbook, and another one that I cut out of a Kilamanjaro 140 lbs wire bound sketch pad. I hope Vickie likes it.

Aug03Art

Rain and more rain, the sun popped out tonight around 5 o'clock, but the rain came back in just an hour.  I don't believe it's been this rainy in the Summer the last 16 years that I've lived here.  I'm about tired of all this rain.

Aug02Art

Went to Staples this morning and got some Bic pens, I think Andrea Joseph is very, very talented.  It is very difficult to shade with a gloppy Bic pen, I have enough trouble with fountain pens.  On another story today I lost my favorite fountain pen, I had it yesterday, today I can't find it anywhere.  Went online to Goulet pens and ordered 4 more,  I expect my pen to show up now that I have a replacement on the way.

Aug01Art

Getting used to my new #2 Koi waterbrush, it feeds water very different from my Niji waterbrushes.  I do like the fine lines I can get with this brush, even if I have to use it like a normal watercolor brush.

Vaya Maya - People

This lesson was very difficult for me, I did a lot of practice before tackling this page.  The fellow in the cowboy hat I did about 10 times, hat after hat after hat… still not entirely happy with it.  I'm glad that Diana included this lesson as hopefully I will be able to add people to my pages in the future thanks to this.