InkTracks

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

Thursday, May 31, 2007

essential pruners and on being a user

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It's an ongoing job to beat back the determined green jungle. Trees, weeds, and assorted vines constantly try to take over the domestica...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

sandal time

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I drew this shoe slanted on the page, then decided to give it a grass base and a blue sky. So I scanned it angled to make the shoe not slide...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

it rocks!

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This rocker belonged to my maternal grandfather. It lived a long time on a farm in Kansas; now we use it every day in NH. Shaker-simple styl...
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Monday, May 28, 2007

chiming

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Pencil drawing first this time, then w/c. Ink for the black elastic string that holds the bars free of the wood base. They ring a lo-ong tim...
Sunday, May 27, 2007

summer earrings

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My ladybug earrings never fail to get a comment or a smile from someone passing by. Tech pen and w/c on unknown drawing paper.
Saturday, May 26, 2007

minimal labeling

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I'm fascinated by artists' posts with highly accurate drawings of products that include ALL the label print so beautifully. But I su...
Friday, May 25, 2007

Greeley tree

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This tree in the local Greeley Park has a plaque, there on the far side of my drawing. But I was in the car, drawing this on a chilly day a ...
Thursday, May 24, 2007

mixed media

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I wish someone would make markers that wouldn't show overlapped strokes. Are there any out there I don't know about? I've got To...
Wednesday, May 23, 2007

exposed feet

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It was 35 degrees yesterday morning and I'd covered my newly planted herbs in case of frost. Yesterday afternoon it was 70s and finally ...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

fantasy pen and ink

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I was looking through a collection of pen and ink illustrations from late 1800s to 1930. Inspired, I created this scene after seeing Frankli...
Monday, May 21, 2007

a cat a day

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I noticed that Fen's head just seemed to be floating in front of her body, so I had to capture the moment. I did quick imaginary lightin...
Saturday, May 19, 2007

the simple profile

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To quickly catch the cat in simple ink makes me beam. Then I can see that practice works. Faber-Castell Pitt brush pen on Cachet sketchbook ...
Friday, May 18, 2007

pen page

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A sketchbook page where I played with a Faber-Castell Pitt brush pen. I love the variation of line, even if it's not often planned. The ...
Thursday, May 17, 2007

closed . . . half open

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When bored, draw what's close. Pencil and w/c for the fist. Fountain pen (and a slight dissolving of some lines) for the half-open hand,...
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Nita Van Zandt
Living in New Hampshire, loving where line and color take me.
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