InkTracks

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

Saturday, May 31, 2008

movin' fast

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Quick doodle of a quick guy, Tech pen and w/c dabs on lined paper (duh).
Friday, May 30, 2008

hanging around

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The dining room light, but it's not blue and green. It's a canvas for my imagination. Tech pen and w/c in the Moleskine sketchbook.
Thursday, May 29, 2008

all the folds and hollows

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So hard to "see" in soft black nylon. But it's practice. Fountain pen and w/c on Aquabee Superdeluxe.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Love that Fiskars orange

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Keeping my left hand so still while I'm holding an object, drawing and holding the paper with one hand, makes any simple drawing more of...
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

and again

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Do you know the game of drawing loops around a pattern of 4x4 dots? Drawing this knot pattern from memory reminds me of that game. Figuring ...
Monday, May 26, 2008

ancient knot

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I saw this knot in an ad in the Daniel Smith catalog, so had to draw it to figure out the crossovers. Would have been better if I'd used...
Sunday, May 25, 2008

a sheep with attitude

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A mounted head in a local restaurant, painted later. Alvin Penstix tech pen (very juicy) on Canson 90# w/c paper.
Saturday, May 24, 2008

taking a walk

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A statue of Mary from a distance. Couldn't see her really clearly, but it looked like she was walking out of her niche. After I put my n...
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Friday, May 23, 2008

stones and pathways

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Abstraction. Water-soluble Noodlers in a fountain pen, and w/c in the Moleskine sketchbook
Thursday, May 22, 2008

that Moleskine effect

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Sometimes I enjoy the resistance. Tech pen and w/c on Moleskine sketchbook paper.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

joints and limbs

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This little guy is great for idle practice on limbs and joints. A portable model. Micron brush pen on scrap paper.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Making an easy kind of sketchbook

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Accordian, concertina, or zig-zag are names given to one type of sketchbook that's easy to make. I've tried the method of cutting lo...
Monday, May 19, 2008

subdueing the Moleskine's resistance

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The interaction of fluid with paper is a constant fascination for me. After avoiding it for a long time, I went back to sketch in the water-...
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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Richard Stine's pencil

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I love the 1978 book of drawings by Richard Stine, the "Non-pointless Pencil Book." I can't find an image of the cover online,...
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Nita Van Zandt
Living in New Hampshire, loving where line and color take me.
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