tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143448142024-03-07T02:31:29.075-05:00InkTracksDrawing and painting, to create a mindful path through my days.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2032125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-23034867378980841312014-10-16T13:28:00.000-05:002014-10-16T13:28:10.257-05:00It is with the deepest possible sadness that we must tell you that Nita passed away on Tuesday.<br />
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Her art was incredibly important to her - we are so grateful to this community for your support of her and her projects. She was constantly creating, and greatly valued the opportunity to share her work with you.<br />
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For more information and her obituary, you may visit:<br />
<a href="http://www.davisfuneralhomenh.com/" target="_blank">Davis Funeral Home</a><br />
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Please keep us in your thoughts - she was a beloved wife, mother, and friend, and will be missed more than words can say.<br />
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Take care,<br />
Nita's husband Jim, and daughter Tracy<br />
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<br />Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-75099305925376416542014-10-14T03:00:00.000-05:002014-10-14T03:00:02.194-05:00fringed bear<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This started as an idle shape and turned into the unexpected.<br />
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Mixed media in the Hand Book sketchbook.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-46044249225926356272014-10-13T03:00:00.000-05:002014-10-13T03:00:01.715-05:00chip bag folds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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stiff folds of paper are difficult to indicate--complex!<br />
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2B pencil in the Hand Book journal.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-52410009659824098892014-10-11T03:00:00.000-05:002014-10-11T03:00:00.847-05:00in the wind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sat down with no plan, she emerged.<br />
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Pencil on Aquabee Superdeluxe.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-87855971884845372432014-10-10T03:00:00.000-05:002014-10-10T03:00:01.254-05:00criss cross<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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pen and colored pencil in a thing labeled "multi-drawing book"Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-73228499355934803352014-10-08T03:00:00.000-05:002014-10-08T03:00:00.845-05:00testing a .01 Tikky Graphic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I dislike such fine points, but I see how useful they are.<br />
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Random paper.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-19988611255551451362014-10-07T03:00:00.000-05:002014-10-07T03:00:00.359-05:00A Skool assignment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From this session's Sketchbook Skool, Storytelling.<br />
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Pen and w/c on Aquabee SuperDeluxe.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-18159977898244835322014-10-05T08:51:00.002-05:002014-10-05T08:51:41.300-05:00Imagining a creature<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Testing a brush on softpress 140# paper. So much better for watercolors!Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-3468922627077424442014-10-04T03:00:00.000-05:002014-10-04T03:00:00.943-05:00piled fabric<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A common scene when the weather changes and I keep trying layers for cold.<br />
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Watercolor and pen on drawing paper.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-83092765472220406602014-10-03T03:00:00.000-05:002014-10-03T03:00:01.493-05:00flying high<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Testing a w/c paper that came with a lot of kinds from Legion Paper.<br />
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Watercolor pencil.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-45132933651882333932014-10-02T12:57:00.002-05:002014-10-02T12:57:13.978-05:00Four imagined flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Inspired by a similar piece, I created this one.<br />
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Mixed media on 140# watercolor paper.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-30675018489141725592014-09-30T03:00:00.000-05:002014-09-30T03:00:00.052-05:00the smoothness of hot press paper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Completely smooth ice-like flow with a pen. Delightful!<br />
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<br />Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-29277436275076502792014-09-29T03:00:00.000-05:002014-09-29T03:00:02.003-05:00snails and fish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Working with color and expression to move forward.<br />
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Mixed media on Aquabee SuperdeluxeNita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-57997658326434101602014-09-27T03:00:00.000-05:002014-09-27T03:00:06.017-05:00Jack Kornfeld quote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From his book A Lamp in the DarknessNita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-83374281189586453292014-09-26T03:00:00.000-05:002014-09-26T03:00:08.220-05:00adding texture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the journal.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-3889748376573281172014-09-25T03:00:00.000-05:002014-09-25T03:00:05.774-05:00experimenting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Trying an easel w/c on toothed w/c paper, pencil added and web.<br />
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Don't like the texture for pencil, but it's all about trying things.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-64763379236942936112014-09-23T03:00:00.000-05:002014-09-23T03:00:03.832-05:00baseball guy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This guy's hair fascinated me--all combed forward from the crown of his head.<br />
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From a photo in the Globe.<br />
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Pen in the journal.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-90221174980644735752014-09-22T07:18:00.000-05:002014-09-22T07:18:05.742-05:00dog in the paper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Copying a little photo in the Globe.<br />
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Pen on the newspaper.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-38484510479360536392014-09-19T03:00:00.000-05:002014-09-19T03:00:02.342-05:00the 2 basics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We use them almost every meal.<br />
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Black w/c pencil (dry) in the journal.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-30416929294330709102014-09-18T08:44:00.000-05:002014-09-18T08:44:02.620-05:00a doodle that grew<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I kept adding things and ended up kind of liking him. An imagined dog.<br />
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Pencil, Blue is w/c; yellow is acrylic, for no particular reason<br />
<br />Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-10102851562821687742014-09-16T07:26:00.001-05:002014-09-16T07:26:15.900-05:00inspired by Andrea Joseph<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fun to fill in patterns.<br />
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Pen on paper, duh.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-45190059558035715132014-09-12T07:36:00.003-05:002014-09-12T07:36:54.659-05:00the global sketching inspiration, Danny Gregory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Drawn from a photo he posted online. Founder of Drawing Matters, Sketchbook Skool, and creator of many inspirational books of great sketchers.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-29476708934585197992014-09-07T08:33:00.000-05:002014-09-07T08:33:45.373-05:00last live drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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of my beloved Chaucer, before I have to give him away.<br />
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He's been with us 12 years; but I can't live with him any more. He's going to a new home.<br />
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w/c pencil on Strathmore drawing paper.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-8500617512949184752014-09-06T12:17:00.001-05:002014-09-06T12:17:22.225-05:00table jumble<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Continuing to practice what I learned from Andrea Joseph's videos in Sketchbook Skool.<br />
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On Rhodia paper with the teeny dots--so smooth, and a Papermate Profile ballpoint pen that doesn't blob at all.<br />
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<br />Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14344814.post-38242714328537984582014-09-02T03:00:00.000-05:002014-09-02T03:00:00.531-05:00for the patient<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A cheery bundle with balloon. A tight bundle in a big glass bowl.<br />
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Hard charcoal pencil in the journal.Nita Van Zandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300858484106298488noreply@blogger.com0