Scribbled Lives- wk 27 - Unused Tool - Kemper

ID: wk 27 -  Unused Tool - Kemper
Size: 6"sq
I have to say I don't have ANY tool in my home I haven't used at least once. As soon as it comes into my home I have to try it either to make sure it works or to have fun trying something new... BUT thanks for getting me to play with it again...

On Strathmore Watercolor 140# paper using a Kemper tool with Higgins fadeproof red ink & Ecoline Prussian Blue ink. Dots added with Winsor & Newton white ink for dip pens.

words: Kemper Tool abc xyz

Scribbled Lives wk 17 - Words of Wisdom - Wisdom 1 & 2

Scribbled Lives - wk 17 - Words Of Wisdom - Wisdom 2

Size: 7"sq
On Edge Mixed Media Sketchbook paper wrote out the word WISDOM using Prisma colored pencils (903, 930, 913, 1002, 916 and 1008)and black for the shadow lines and small text.

words: words of wisdom: he that can have patience can have what he will. Benjamin Franklin

Wisdom 1:
Pic below is the first one I did and then realized I used the wrong media... I like it more it has better ZAP

 

 

On Canson mixed media paper using a 6.0 Parallel pen and Ecoline inks, Juice up pen for the shadow line and a ZIG writer fr the text.

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. 

ECS Env Exchange - Jan 2025 - Barbara Keir

For the envie I used a heavy weight (unknown brand) of text paper. I adhered the design done on Canson Mixed Media paper to the front and camouflaged it with the red border... For the lettering used 2 (3.8) parallel pens, one filled with Ecoline Scarlet ink the other with deAtramantis pearlescent (Cyan/Copper) ink in a funky style lettering, graphite/paper stump shadow. Address with 2 colors of Juice Up pen.
Card was something I created last year.

Soap Bubble Art 2 - Light And Shadow

size: 9.5"w x 7.75"h
I was in a mood to do some soap bubble blowing artwork... As I found out adding too much color on the large bubbles creates big blobs when the sink to the paper...
On Fabriano Mixed Media paper using water with soap detergent blew bubbles and then transferred them to my paper, dropping some of the Ecoline inks onto the bubbles (Lt Green, Sky Blue Cyan, Scarlet, Dp Yellow). When dry,  added graphite shadows blending with a paper stump in the large holey areas...
Quote written with a Brause 515 nib and Bleed Proof White ink in a pointed pen Bookhand style.

words: Light and shadow are opposite sides of the same coin. We can illuminate our paths or darken our way. It is a matter of choice. Maya Angelou

Soap Bubble Art - My Soul Is Full

Size: 10"w x 7.75"h
I was in a mood to do some soap bubble blowing artwork... As I found out from the first piece I did I had to be careful not to drop too much ink onto the bubbles or I'd get no bubbles and a bunch of solid blotches...
On Fabriano Mixed Media paper using water with soap detergent blew bubbles and then transferred them to m paper, dropping some of the Ecoline inks onto the bubbles (Lt Green, Sky Blue Cyan, Scarlet, Dp Yellow). When dry, doodled with white and gold gell pens and Juice Up pens and some Bleed Proof white ink with a pointed nib.
Quote written with a Zebra nib and Sumi ink in a pointed pen foundational style.

words: My soul is full of longing for the sea, and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Scribbled Lives 2025 - Wk 1 - The World Always

Size: 7"sq

On Fabriano Mixed Media paper (I love this paper...) wrote out the quote using a Zebra pointed pen nib, Ecoline inks and Sumi ink in a Blue Rider font style.

Uncial - Abracadabra & ABCDE

 

 

On Canson Pro Marker paper was playing with the word "Abracadabra" in various size nibs (2.4 & 3.8) and then one in a different Ecoline ink for each letter...

 

The Alphabet This Is:  Using a yellow Ecoline ink and shadowed with a Zig Writer.

 

Uncials - The Impossible - Ghandi

size: 6.5"w x 4"h
Thought I'd try out a quote. A 2.4 parallel pen and a crazy brownish mix.
I goofed a word... and camouflaged it with those big black boxes... then wrote the author into one of them. (problem fixed...)

Yes & Maybe

At my recent BVCG Play Day I created these 2 pieces playing with my Copic Marker.
size: 9"w x 7"h (both approx)
YES: On Genoa Bond Calligraphy Paper double dipped my wide Copic marker into a blue and magenta gouache and wrote out the letters for "yes" in a funky style. Shadowed the right edge with a Caran d'Ache B pencil and paper stump. Added the text with the smaller tip of a Zig Calligraphy pen.
words: Yes is a positive word.

MAYBE: same as "YES" except for using 3 colors (olive green, Magenta and Gold). Shadowed with the Zig Writer. Same text style.
words: Maybe or maybe not.

Funky Uncial, Yes, No

 

I'm taking a 2 day class with Barb Fuller (a BVCG Guild Member) in Uncials. It's one of my favorite hands... but does take up a lot of room especially since I don't like using small nibs...
On Canson Pro Marker paper.
The Uncial word was written with a 3.8 and a 2.4 empty Parallel pen using a crazy mix of Ecoline ink I had in a jar (the brownish color) and a reddish. Graphite shadowing.
The Yes and No  were also done with some crazy mixes... shadowed and doodled with a white or gold gel pen.

Uncial _ Yes 1 & Yes 2

  

I'm taking a 2 day class with Barb Fuller (a BVCG Guild Member) in Uncials. It's one of my favorite hands... but does take up a lot of room especially since I don't like using small nibs...

On Canson Pro Marker paper I used a Simply Simons #10 chisel brush (for both "Yes's") - which is a touch smaller than 1/2" and loaded it with water - one letter at a time. Dropped in Ecoline inks into the wetness. Blotted it a bit so it would dry faster...

Top Yes: shadowed on the right side with a Caran c'Ache B pencil and paper stump. Outlined on the left side with a medium toned blue Juice Up pen.

Bottom Yes: wrote the text with a black Juice Up pen and used a yellow colored pencil to shade around the words.
words: YES is a good word

Wk 30 - Least Favorite - Italic & Pink

wk 30 - Least Favorite - Italic & Pink
Italic is the first hand I learned about 20 years ago... and is my least favorite style of writing and pink my least favorite color... that was hard because I like almost every color depending on my mood and day...
Size: 8"w x 7"h
On Rhodia paper drew my slant lines and nib angle for Italic... Using a Brause nib (no idea what size since I can't read the small stuff...) it's so rare I use real nibs...

words: italic and pink my least favorite hand and color.

Tangled Floral - Joy Deneen Quote

I wasn't very happy with the first piece I did for Scribbled Lives using Joy Deneen's quote... and I was outside doing some artwork and really liked this flower so wrote the quote again. I should have used my Zebra nib instead which gives me finer strokes. c'est la vie.
size: 6.5"sq
On a Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the tangled flower and painted with Peerless watercolors. The quote written with a Nikko G pointed nib and a bunch of brown Ecoline inks I mixed together in my style of script writing...
words: Calligraphy is the ultimate synthesis of what I love: language art and human connection. Joy Deneensize: 6.5"sq

CCG - Carrie Imai - Akim Cursive

This was from a 1.5 hour ZOOM class hosted by the Colorado Calligraphy Guild on March 13, 2024. I wasn't able to attend so watched the replay.
After practicing the basic letterforms Carrie had us do a few pieces with multiple words.
I used a glass pen for the 1st 2 and for the bottom 2 a Speedball C-2 nib all with Ecoline ink.
On the 3rd words, I added a shadow line with a Juice Up pen and on the bottom image graphite shading and paper stump. I like the bottom one...

I liked the top one so played with it - see below for details.

Artistic Endeavors
size: 6"w x 1.75"h
On Canson mixed Media paper wrote out the words using the glass pens and 3 colors of Ecoline ink (Sky Blue - Cyan, Magenta and Deep Yellow) allowing the ink to merge with the previous color.
Below you can see one of the word pieces and then working my way down to full black background using a Zig Writer.

Pic 1) Original
Pic 2) Outlined
Pic 3) Partial black background (not sure if I wanted to stop here...
Pic 4) finished piece

I kinda like all 4 variations. I guess it's my mood that will choose each time I look at this pic...
 

TG Alphabet Challenge - Wk 25 - y

TG Alphabet Challenge - Wk 25 -  y

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TG Alphabet Challenge - Wk 24 - x

TG Alphabet Challenge - Wk 24 -  x

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TG Alphabet Challenge - Wk 23 - w

TG Alphabet Challenge - Wk 23 -  w

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TG Alphabet Challenge - Wk 22 - v

TG Alphabet Challenge - Wk 22 -  v

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Circle Art - Sarcasm

After Rachel Yallop's class this weekend, I've been playing with circles again... This time I wanted to do sarcasm. This piece is I think my 5th version trying to get a smooth transition for the longer saying (the one in red). I'm still not perfectly happy. Don't like the close ending of the black words... I might try it one more time in the future... Ha Ha

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