InkTracks

Drawing and painting, to create a mindful path through my days.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Bluegreen leopard skin

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I'm posting mostly so I don't get out of the habit. In my bits of unscheduled time I've been outside working in the yard or walk...
Monday, May 22, 2006

Yarn inspired

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Rather random, otherwise. Tech pen and w/c on Aquabee Superdeluxe. Painting suits my spontaneous, extemporaneous needs, compared to the slow...
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Friday, May 19, 2006

After the circus

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I think this is a performer from Cirque de Soleil, exhausted after the second long performance of the day. He showed up to tell me he wants ...
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Sweeping out five things

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The broom on the inside of my front door. Only used for decoration, not sweeping. Copic marker (a bit too big for this) in a blank paper, no...
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Realistic doodle

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Catching the small mundane items while they perch is my drawing balance to doing abstracts. I love watching the gel pen dissolve as I random...
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Friday, May 12, 2006

Simple streaks

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Playing with Dr. Martins' hydrus on 140# Arches. No interpretation, no symbolism . . . that I know of . . . My art therapist friend know...
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Entering the wormhole (sci fi type)

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Or else it's a marble, or an Alice in Wonderland spin. Playing with w/c on bristol board
Thursday, May 11, 2006

Blue Bears

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The assignment I gave myself was to paint a blue bear with no pre-drawing. And this idea works for Illustration Friday's theme of "...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Complements

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Combining Dr. Martin's hydrus w/c, India ink with a dip pen, and 140# Arches paper. I had a vague initial idea of using only opposites: ...
Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Phone doodle

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I started making random shapes when the phone rang. As the caller talked on and on, this image emerged. Afterward, I felt the black and whit...
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Monday, May 08, 2006

Caricature

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I watched a fabulous little video on British caricaturists and political cartoonists. One artist said that you know you've captured the ...
Sunday, May 07, 2006

The Lace Abyss

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This bit of knitted lace represents a huge chunk of my time this week. I've discovered the frustration, determination, and satisfaction ...
Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Sprouting colors

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In knitting there's a lace pattern called feather and fan. It doesn't look anything like this. This may be an exotic bird, escaping ...
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Monday, May 01, 2006

Cat Mountain

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Fen was looking out the window when I noticed how lumpy and mountainous she looked from behind (don't tell her I said that). I managed t...
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Nita Van Zandt
Living in New Hampshire, loving where line and color take me.
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