InkTracks

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

Monday, April 30, 2007

ever-moving profile

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Chaucer was stretched out on my propped legs. He moved constantly, so this is the head bit I managed to get. Tech pen and w/c wash, mixing b...
Sunday, April 29, 2007

down to bare weave

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This bear has been with me for over 50 years. His fur is mostly worn off, his seams show, and his nose is smashed sideways. But he still has...
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Saturday, April 28, 2007

long and lean

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He stretched out so long, I didn't plan ahead to fit his tail on the page. But you can imagine it. Brown pencil on drawing paper.
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Friday, April 27, 2007

painting glass

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I like to draw a glass, then see if the paint mixed on the page can indicate the translucent effects. I should work in layers (drying in bet...
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Thursday, April 26, 2007

whiskered rabbit

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I like fictional rabbits that have a bit of snarl. This one was inspired by a reference photo. Pencil (HB, 2B and soluble 4b), charcoal, plu...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

sewing tools

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I took some of the elements in a drawing book example and rearranged/interpreted them, using a slanted stroke to make most of the shapes. W/...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

playing with Gimp

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Two quick filters: whirl and pinch, then "glass effects" and "lens" --converts any poorly lit picture to something more ...

round and round

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I make strips like this simply as colorful movement to brighten a journal page. I experiment with how paint blends on the paper. I paste the...
Monday, April 23, 2007

time for knitting

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Two scarves just finished, my (simple) patterns: burgundy cables and green checkerboard. Photos are washed out, but I'm not patient with...
Sunday, April 22, 2007

profile in wood

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Pencil today, to really capture those subtle angles and curves that mean the difference between an impression and the actual form. But ink s...
Saturday, April 21, 2007

table jumble

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Drawing a tableful of objects is such a challenge for me. I drew this standing up, holding the paper. I start with one object (here, the pai...
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Friday, April 20, 2007

finally, blue sky!

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The rain has stopped! There's hope for a partly warm day! Faces are my constant challenge to draw--the slightest line or shadow turns th...
Thursday, April 19, 2007

assembling the shapes

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Drawing with my eyes is another angle to mindfulness practice. I suddenly saw the puzzle-piece shapes in the cat's form and had to captu...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

quick hands

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Filling space, I drew in my lined journal, then painted on the back of the page (always moving on). I wasn't going to post this hand but...
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Nita Van Zandt
Living in New Hampshire, loving where line and color take me.
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