Tag: water pens
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Self portrait (purple)
Unlike the recent blind self-portrait, this was a something different. I wanted to experiment with color some on this one. I guess I also wanted something different in terms of facial expressions too. 🤷🏼♂️
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Blind self portrait (with a swirl)
I like doing blind self-portraits and I decided to do one and then add some paint. 😃 For this one, I used a black Sakura Pigma Brush pens and my usual Derwent Inktense Watercolor kit.
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Father to son
“The father washes onto the son. He lives inside you as an aspiration, a disappointment, or a fear. Afraid you will never be like him or afraid you will be; he is there in the bones of your emotions. In the voices in your head. In your expectations of yourself. In the shadows of your…
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Back garden shed
My wife and I have done a lot of work in the back garden over the past year. It is the one part of our overall property that we’ve been able to make some meaningful changes to by adding a shed (and trying to keep it clear of mold), raised beds, and rockery. The dog…
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Elie from the bedroom window
The family and I got away for a little trip last week and we stayed at an AirBnB with a great little view from the back bedroom window. Here is a little drawing/painting I did of what the view looked like. I used a pencil, a Uniball Vision pen, Derwent Inktense Watercolors, and Derwent Waterbrushes…
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Dark sky stream
Inspired by a recent walk with the dog. I glanced at this while crossing a little bridge into one of the neighborhoods nearby our house and loved the way the sun was peeking out over the clouds and treeline. I used a pencil, a Uniball Vision pen, Derwent Inktense Watercolors, and Derwent Waterbrushes for this…
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Whidbey beach
One of my favorite places in the whole world is the San Juan Islands in the Puget Sound. This was inspired by a trip to one of those islands (Whidbey), in early 2017. For those that don’t know, here is where the island is: I used a pencil, a Uniball Vision pen, Derwent Inktense Watercolors,…
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Yellow winter field
Another painting I did this past winter similar to the field at sunset. This one is of a gully that is nearby our house and next to a larger field. The grasses grow wild in the summer, making it hard to pass through, but in the winter it is totally different. Our dog loves to…
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Main St tomatoes
I’ve been stuck in the living room with a back injury and what is in front of me is my wife’s tomato plants, the dog, and the kids toys. I love doing these urban sketches of the house and not worrying about it being perfect. I used a pencil, a Uniball Vision pen, Derwent Inktense…
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Winter field at sunset
I did this a while ago but never got around to publishing it here. This painting was inspired by walks in the field during sunset in December. The sun sets so early in the winter this scene was based on a photo taken just before 4pm! I used a pencil, a Uniball Vision pen, Derwent…