wc Mussels - Mussel Recipe

I had mussels on my mind. Been a while since I made a batch... I used to eat them a lot when I lived on PEI. When I finished painting them couldn't figure out what to write about them and then decided on the recipe I use. The ones I used to eat didn't have these pronounced stripes and shading nor did mine have barnacles - artistic license...
size: 4.5" w x 6" h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper, Zig Writer, w/c, Juice Up pen.

words: Mussels
Check musses to make sure they're alive. Discard dead ones. Rinse in cold water and de-beard. Place into deep pot, cover with cold water. Add sliced onions and celery. Bring to boil, cook till mussels open. If any don't open - discard. Scoop mussels into a serving bowl. Dip into a mix of horseradish mustard and oil.

Oval Leaf Frame - Jeremiah

I was in an oval mood so used my largest circle - 3" - and created the upper and lower sections for the inner oval and joined with straight lines. Voila... then added the outer oval.
size: 5" w x 6" h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper, Uniball Metallic blue gel pen, Prisma colored pencils, Med Blue Juice Up for the lettering, Gansai Tambi w/c paint - #901BlueGold.

words: For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and future. Jeremiah

Attention Mark Carney

ATTENTION MARK CARNEY:
The carbon tax went from 17 cents a litre of gas to zero today (April 1, 2025).
Instead of canceling the carbon tax all together, Liberal Leader Mark Carney plans to slap Canadian businesses with hidden carbon taxes. 
 

Meanwhile, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to end ALL carbon taxes, including hidden carbon taxes on business.

PLEASE Mark Carney - I don't want to see you loose the election then we'll have to deal with Poilievre. Not good...

Abstract Protractor - Imagination

I had pulled out my protractor which I haven't used in eons for something else... so it's laying on my desk and I started playing with it and this evolved. I put a pencil line around the area that look intriguing and removed everything else. You can still see some of them...
size: 6.5" w x 6" h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper, ZIG Writer, Juice Up pen, w/c.. Lettering in a tall skinny monoline style - almost illegible... Added the last word of the quote in painted large letters on it's side.

words: Measure not just angles but the breadth of possibilities with the protractor of your imagination. Alex Skylar.

Lace Flower - World Is A Garden

I came across an onLine workshop on Facebook to create lace flowers and stuff using pens instead of thread (Laurence - Rari Créations - Lace Designs). Was inspired so tried doing one myself. Right or wrong I like the results.
size: 6"sq
Done on misc black cardstock, Juice Up pen, Uniball white gel pen. Prisma colored pencils for the gem. FW acrylic ink and pointed nib for the text.
words: If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett

w/c Leaves - Leafy Splendor

Inspiring stuff on social media struck again... couldn't resist doing something with those leaves.
size: 5.5"sq
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper, ZIG Writer, Juice Up pen, HB Caran d'Ache Grafwood pencil and paper stump. Lettering in a style called Distorted Letters by Carmen Nacher. Added linear 3D effect.

words: Leafy Splendor

w/c Leaves - Feathers For My Cap

I was playing with a couple of my Rosemary & Co triangle brushes and created these one sided feathers so had to do something on the other side and started doodling... I actually created them reversed (pointed downward) but didn't like them that way...
size: 5.5"sq
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper, ZIG Writer, Juice Up pen, w/c. Lettering in Lisbet's Zeep style  done with a Zig Calligraphy marker using both ends.

words: Feathers for my cap

Scribbled Lives - wk 13 - Thomas Lynch - World's Supply

ID: wk 13 - Thomas Lynch - World's Supply

Size: 6.5"w x 3.5"h
On Genoa Bond paper using a Mitchell 2 nib and Sumi Ink in a Foundational style lettering.
words: the world's supply of heartache is secure, there's love ad hate and mayhem everywhere. Thomas Lynch

Triangle Brush Leaves - Blowing In The Wind

Size: 5.75"w x 4.5"h
I was playing with one of my Rosemary & Co triangle brushes (#6) and recent purchase of w/c paints (bought for Lorraine Douglas class) (bkgrd: DS New Gamboge & WN Perm Alizarin Crimson; leaves: DS Perm Green, Winsor Blue grn shade) on Fabriano mixed media paper.
Used a pointed pen and Sumi ink for the text which was going thru my mind...
words: Blowing in the wind, I'm just blowing in the wind. Bob Dylan

Black White - Each Of Us

size: 7"w x 6"h
I came across a painted letter E on this Canson Mixed Media paper. I don't know when I did it or what color I used... so went over it with a black Zig Calligraphy pen to straighten out the lines and make it more presentable... Then looked at it trying to come up with a word to go with the "E" - and this evolved. Looking at it I realized I didn't use the same lettering style for the rest of the "Each" word... c'est la vie continued it anyway. Used a Juice Up pen for the skinny parts. A ZIG Writer and Pentel Brush pen for the thicker areas and the Zig Calligraphy pen for the other areas. A Caran d'Ache  pencil for shading and paper stump.
words: Each of us has a song to sing.

AOF #23 - Pocket Fold - Funky Pocket

Our April challenge is to create a Pocket Fold #23 from Hedi Kyle's Art Of The Fold book. We've done this one a while back (March 2021) and you can see it HERE and (Dec 2022) HERE
Size closed: 6"w x 4"h x 1.5"thk
This time I wanted a bunch of pockets... So I pulled out my stash of geli prints done on LBS End paper in various colors.

Created the open box to hold my pockets from heavy weight white cardstock and sewed in the pockets in a simple 3 hole binding with waxed linen thread in marching colors. Then raided my scrap off cut stash and created the weaves for front and back gluing them to the white cardstock. Added the closures  to hold it closed with some waxed linen thread. Then added the title with a Zig Writer and Prisma colored pencils. (I do things backward sometimes)...

Doodle Black Bkgrd - Smallest Orb

Another doodling project while at my Guild's play day yesterday...
size: 6"w x 6"h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper,  Juice Up pen , Sharpie, Pentel brush pen, Prisma colored pencils. Words written with the Juice Up pen in Weaver style.

words: there's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st but in his motion like an angel sings. William Shakespeare

Doodled Circles - Bullseye

Another doodling project...
size: 6"w x 4.5"h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper, ZIG Writer, and Juice Up pen , w/c. Words written with the small end of a Itoya Doubleheader pen and the skinny part with the Juice Up.

words: Bullseye

Doodled Flower - Blue Thou Art

Another doodling project...
size: 6"w x 4.5"h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper, ZIG Writer, and Light Blue Juice Up pen and metallic green Gelly Roll pen. Words written with the small end of a Itoya Doubleheader pen and the skinny part with the Juice Up.
words: Blue thou art, intensely blue; flower, whence came thy dazzling hue. James Montgomery

Scribbled Lives wk 12 - Resist - Messy

ID: wk 12 - Resist - Messy
Size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson Pen and Ink paper applied my resist (W/N Art Masking Fluid). I checked my database and it was purchased in 2013... Was a little tacky so added a few drops of water and stirred... Applied to my paper with a pointed nib (Hunt Falcon #97). When dry used a "The Palmer Dynasty" 1" brush with 3 colors of ink (Ecoline Lemon Yellow and a touch of Sky Cyan Blue which I removed from the brush but it still had some residue... and de'Atrementis Pearlescent ink Carnelien Red-Gold, and misted the brush with water.
Added shadow with graphite and paper stump. 

Letters As Art - Day 2 - Let Me - Take 2

The last piece I did in Lorraine Douglas's class

size: 6"sq
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper.
Drew circles 3/4" apart, starting with approx a 1.25" circle and the last one 6". Then drew a line from one to the next to merge them for the text. Painted with 3 colors of watercolors (Grumacher Gambouge Hue; Thalo Blue; &  w/n Permanent Rose.

words: Let me, O let me bathe my soul in colours, let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow. Khalil Gibran

Letters As Art - Day 2 - Let Me - Take 1

1st take: see tomorrow for take 2

size: 7"w x 4"h
On St Armand cold press w/c paper Lettered my quote in very light pencil lines. Gilded the "O's" with 23 3/4K warm gold leaf (C. Roberson & Co) and Jerry Tresser size. Painted with various brands of watercolors.

Letters As Art - Day 1 - Onyx

size: 3"sq

On Value Pack Black Cardstock, using a Uniball white gel pen and Prisma colored pencils.

Letters As Art - Lorraine Douglas - Day 1

I'm taking a 2 day class with Lorraine Douglas (a BVCG Guild Member from BC) creating art with letters.

Top: 6"w x 1.5"h 

Middle: 3"sq ea

Bottom: 4.5"w x 3"h
 

 

 

On Canson Pen & ink paper.

1st image:
The top piece: BRIM - the letters outlined with a Unibal Gold gel pen and painted with all the colors of blue in one of my palettes. (Holbien - Peacock Blue, W/N - Cobalt Blue, Manganese Blue & Winsor Blue (red), Grumbacher - Cobalt Blue)

The middle 2: OKRA, ACED - the one on the left with Derwent Inktense w/c pencils and Bleed Proof White.
The one on the right done with a Zig Writer and Derwent regular watercolor pencils.

The bottom one: PENCIL - all done with an Caran d'Ache HB pencil and added shading with paper stump.

Palmer Brush Bkgrd - Dry Your Tears

size: 6"w x 5"h
I was playing with a new 1" brush I just bought (The Palmer by Dynasty) and had left over paint from the project I just worked on so created the backgroundfor this piece... now a few days later added the text with a Nikko G nib and Sumi ink in a script style.

words: dry your tears, lift your face to the sun, and trust that God will give you a better tomorrow!

Abstract Design - Relax

Playing with my friend and started this abstract design and finished it at home.
size: 4.5"w x 6"h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper, ZIG Writer, Juice Up pen, w/c.

words: Relax and enjoy the process

Scribbled Lives wk11 - Tricolon - Snap Crackle Pop

wk 11 - Tricolon - Snap Crackle Pop

My favorite cereal is Kellogg's Rice Krispies... so had to go with that Tricolon...
Size: 6.5" x 5.5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the bubble style letters. Outlined and shadowed with a black Zig Writer. Colored with a Derwent w/c pencil (ultramarine 29) and moved color around with a loaded wet brush. Stippled the center one with a blue Zig Writer.

Earthy Orbs Doodle - Love, Anger

I came across something on Facebook that I really liked done by Mette Bechmann on Neuro Club - the colors of these orbs. Mine have always been more colorful but her colors spoke to me...
size: 4.5"w x 6"h (excluding white space)
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper, ZIG Writer, metallic Gelly Roll gel pens for the stippling, Prisma colored pencils. Juice Up pen for the text done in a very tall skinny monoline (almost illegible but readable in real life)

words: Love, Anger, Pride and Avarice all visibly move in those little orbs. Joseph Addison

BVCG Env Exc 2025 - March - Thea

Thea Paul (March 2025)
Env created on a geli print on Columbia Mills LBS End Paper, doodled letters with a Zig Writer and Uniball white gel pen.

The card was created during one of the online classes I took. Mainly done with various colors of Juice Up pen.

Art Of The Fold - Pocket Album - Whatever

Our next challenge is to create a pocket type booklet as seen in Bound & Lettered (winter 2011 issue). It's a nice basic fold, but rather than have individual pocket pages, I decided to stack various size pockets into each other.
Size closed: 6"w x 6"h x 1/2thk
So I pulled out some heavy weight paper from Tim Holtz from way back when... called Vintage Shabby 12 x 12 pad. Some of the papers were full sheet designs and others were 1/4 page designs - so utilized a bunch of them. Had some off cuts as well from when I 1st got the pad...

I had started with 1 color but then ended using 3 colors, each section with a different sequence of colors and had some extra folded pieces that didn't follow the sequence so adhered them to the front. 

 

 Added a brown 1/2" ribbon and brass closure. Ribbon just has a single knot to keep it closed.

Wrote out the title with an Itoya Double Header Mocha marker and adhered it to the cover leaving an  opening to slip the ribbon through.

Attached one end of the ribbon to the buckle with some glue and then just tied a simple knot to the other. 

 

Abstract Floral Corner - Must Speak

Love these flowers... they just make me smile, which is good on this snowy day.
size: 4.5"w x 6"h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper. ZIG Writer, w/c and gold gel pen. My script writing with a Nikko G pointed pen nib and Sumi ink.

words: there are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the other person, but because if you don't speak, they have changed you.

Two Irises - Iris (and more)

I took an online class yesterday held by BVCG for Irises taught by Pat Blair, so taught I'd finish this one of...
6"sq
On Canson Pen & Ink paper using various brands of w/c and a Rosemary & co medium triangle brush. That blue one has part of the leaf from the red one that snuck between the petals... Added some graphite shading with an HB Caran d'Ache pencil and paper stump.

words: Iris

See below for some other things I created during class

 

Black & White Floral - Black White

Maybe it's the snowy day today but I wasn't in a mood for color... hence the black & white.
size: 4.5"w x 6"h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper, ZIG Writer, Juice Up pen, HB Caran d'Ache Grafwood pencil and paper stump. Monoline and a touch of Art Nouveau lettering.

words: Things are not quite so simple as BLACK and WHITE. Doris Lessing

Scribbled Lives Wk 11 - Getting To Know You

Size: 5.5"sq
On Canson Pen & Ink paper created the wavy lines using a new brush I just bought... The Palmer by Dynasty 2" synthetic shader. I dampened the bristles and patted dry with a paper towel. Dotted the tip with Magic Color inks in the rainbow colors, then created the wavy lines.

Calligraphy done with both sides of an Itoya Doubleheader black marker in Lisbet's ZEEP interpretation. The words describe me perfectly...
words: Calgary - I'm anti social

Sky Earth Sea Doodle - Tranquility

Sheesh these colors are quite off from the original. The leaves are less bluish and the flowers have lots of pink... again just doodling.
size: 4.5"w x 6"h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper. ZIG Writer, w/c. Unknown lettering style found on Pinterest.

words: Tranquility

Misc Doodle - Abstract Creativity

Just doodling away again... I started with that central swirl which was something I came across and then the rest just flew out of control... no rhyme or reason that I could figure out.
size: 6"sq
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper. ZIG Writer, w/c, Unibal white gel pen. Funky lettering.

words: Artistic creativity is a whirlpool of imagination that swirls in the depths of the mind. Robert Toth

 

Quilt Stitched Doodle - Our Lives

Just doodling away...
size: 4.5"w x 6"h
Done on Canson Pen & Ink paper. ZIG Writer, Prisma colored pencils, Unibal white gel pen and Juice Up for the text. Funky lettering "Art Nouveau" style.
words: Our lives are like quilts - bits and pieces, joy and sorrow, stitched with love.