Too many hats

Too many hats. I think I learned that from my father--he is like the Imelda Marcos of hats. 

[blue BIC ballpoint pen in a Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook-landscape]

FROGS!

The Rochester Museum and Science Center has a special exhibit called FROGS! Not surprising, they had frogs there! Lots of them in these cool mini-terrariums. My sketching buddy Genine and I hustled our way in for some sketching time complete with screaming kids, rude parents, and more screaming kids. It was a hoot.

[namiki falcon with DeArtementis Document ink, D+S watercolors in a Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook-landscape]

Workout, sketch

What a better way to nuke a good workout session than to stop by the local bakery for a danish and a coffee. The danish was only half the calories since I started the sketch, ate half, sketched some more, than ate the other half. Right? Right?

[a Derwent "GRAPHIK" line marker in a Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook-landscape]

Fuel 16

My sketching buddy Genine and I wanted a new place to explore and sketch. At the same time an old (as in time past, not age!) advertising friend invited me to an event where copywriters would be sharing stories. It was a launch event for Cohber Press and their FUEL idea. It was a nice night of being an art-geek and catching up with some old friends! 

[namiki falcon with DeArtementis Document ink. Added at home: D+S watercolors, and a water pen with water and J. Herbin Pearl Noire ink in a Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook-landscape] 

archival prints as gifts

I recently purchased a super-duper printer that spits out archival prints of my work. I needed an awesome thank you gift for some folks so I fired off a print of their choice and framed it up! I can get used to these sketches getting framed! 

Holiday Concert

Sketching in the dark (sounds like a They Might be Giants song) during an Elementary School holiday concert! 

[uni pin 0.3 pen, a brush pen with water and J. Herbin Pearl Noire ink and (added at home) D+S watercolors in a Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook-landscape]

more toned tan

[pilot V5 pen, ball point pen, PITT warm gray markers, and a white gel pen in a toned tan Strathmore sketchbook]