InkTracks

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

Thursday, September 15, 2011

the indoor garden statue

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I'm not one to have paraphenalia sitting around in the yard, so I put this gift of a small garden statue in the house. S/he moves around...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

that green jungle

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So many perspective problems here, but this captures the general layout of the terraced hillside. Pencil and w/c on 90# paper.
Monday, September 12, 2011

practicing portraits

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I found an old book called Character Studies in Oil by Joseph Dawley. On a w/c postcard, I did a watercolor version of this unidentified m...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

dots and smears

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That stencil again, plus swipes from a stamp pad. In the journal.
Friday, September 09, 2011

painting from photos

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I'm starting an online class in which the instructor posts photos and we paint from them, as practice for travel sketching. Here's a...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011

draw what's around you

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There are always feet nearby to draw. Pen and w/c in the journal.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011

the joy of acrylics

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One of the things I love about acrylics is how they strengthen thin paper but it's still flexible. This unimpressive bear feels like t...
Monday, September 05, 2011

red mist face

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Drawing on an acrylic background, w/c to emphasize some areas afterward. I did this after watching an episode of Eureka where evil red mis...
Saturday, September 03, 2011

suitcase

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Watching someone else pack. Pencil, in the journal.
Friday, September 02, 2011

big dots

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Daubing through a stencil. In the journal.
Thursday, September 01, 2011

Derwent's keep calm poster

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A British blogger posted that Derwent brought this ad out during the recent riots in London. Love it! The original is bright red. W/c in t...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

hand and leg

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Always practicing what's close by. pen and w/c on random paper pieces.
Monday, August 29, 2011

painting during the rain

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Just playing. Acrylic and w/c on 140# paper
Sunday, August 28, 2011

hanging around

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waiting for the former Irene to move on. The white aura in front of his face is actually a light image from the back side of the page. Sca...
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Nita Van Zandt
Living in New Hampshire, loving where line and color take me.
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