Month: February 2009
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Halloweeny!
My beautiful young bride is a Halloween nut! If it’s creepy, ghouly, bloody, spooky, she’s all about it. We used to start planning our Halloween parties in March. This is the same woman who will stand on a pile of books and shriek until I come pick up the spider and take it outside. If…
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Self Portrait
To continue playing with my new brush pen, I decided to attempt a self portrait. Tonight, I present to the world my first ever self portrait. Never before attempted. Done on Canson watercolor paper (9″x12″ 90#), brush pen, and kimberly watercolor pencils. For the record, the ink that came with the brush pen is NOT…
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Brush Pen!
My new Memory Brush Pen came over the weekend! I have been doodling with it off and on ever since it got here. As I said in an earlier post, the first thing I have to learn is that when you touch the paper with the brush, there’s a permanent mark. Unlike a ballpoint pen,…
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Oklahoma Aquarium
Yesterday, I mentioned the the girls and I went to the Oklahoma Aquarium. I did these ink sketches while wandering around, and I colored them this evening. I uploaded them for today’s Thing-a-day. This is one of those gray areas because I didn’t do the whole thing today, but I spent about an hour adding…
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Valentines Everywhere!
When Girl1, Girl2 and The Bride came downstairs this morning, they each had a new plush animal, HUGE mylar balloon and box of chocolates. We spent the entire day together at the Oklahoma Aquarium, the mall, and the bookstore/coffee shop. Another perfect day. The only way it could have been better would have been if…