InkTracks

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

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

scribbly city

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Somehow adding a moon turned a row of boxes into a town. Then little boxes became windows. Randomness forms patterns eventually. Pen and...
Monday, August 30, 2010

more green

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I pasted some profiles on another green background, plus scraps. Acrylic and brush pen mostly. In the journal. The point is to add a burst...
Sunday, August 29, 2010

filling pages

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Random acrylic sweeps, then fast brush pen sketches. I darkened the backgrounds around the drawn items at the end. In the journal.
Thursday, August 26, 2010

scrunched against the coil

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It's clear there was no planning here, either in placement or paint. She gamely smiles anyway. Valiant Lizzie. In a sketchbook.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

another day, another perspective

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Getting to know all angles of the new model. Graphite on 90# paper, with lightstruck scan.
Monday, August 23, 2010

my new doll

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I never played with dolls as a child. As my archived drawings show, my longtime companion was a teddy bear. But as I roam flea markets and...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

start out with a real mailbox

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The real mailbox with a setting not quite like it is. Pen, w/c but an acrylic sky, for no particular reason. I like putting a pale blue ...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

drawing breakfast

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I like to eat hot food while it's still hot, so I only draw cold meals. This is leftover salad for breakfast since it was already a hot ...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

painted pothos

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Drawing with w/c, same plant as before. In the journal.
Friday, August 13, 2010

penciled pothos

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I seldom draw plants up close. All those similar leaves and intricate overlaps are boring to me. But once in a while I give it a try. List...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

penned people

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Cross-hatching shadows on people seems so harsh compared to pencil. But I like the non-smudge, sharp definition. I keep practicing so that...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

sketching people

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I don't know how other sketchers capture a likeness, but for me it's all about speed. Getting down a nose, hairline, and chin befo...
Monday, August 09, 2010

inspired by a circus

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We went to see Cirque du Soleil's latest show OVO . Super show, ama-zing skills, great costumes and the bug theme worked great to enhanc...
Sunday, August 08, 2010

sloppy but fun

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I drew my keys in watersoluble ink, then later used up some acrylic paint to color them in. Last step was to wash w/c over the whole thing...
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Nita Van Zandt
Living in New Hampshire, loving where line and color take me.
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