Yesterday I spent most of my time errand running, grocery shopping, and reading. (We went to buy paint but then I realized I had forgotten my chosen paint sample card — couldn’t remember the name — seems like there’s a hundred different “whites”.)
I wished to draw something but hadn’t much energy left — so I sketched another of Bill’s grandmother’s treasures. This wooden toothpick holder sat on her table for as long as Bill can remember; no one knows who carved it or how old it is.
The waviness of the journal text side shows that when I do add watercolor, I’m still using too much water in my mix. But this is just an illustrated diary so page crinkling doesn’t matter. This Stillman & Birn Nova sketchbook does seem to call for text on the left page, sketch on the right. I’m not sure why, it just does. Sketches crossing the center gutter seem awkward due to the book not opening completely flat.
I used a Lamy Safari fountain pen this time, filled with my own “burnt sienna” mix of De Atramentis Document red plus a wee smidgen of black. A few highlights were added at the last minute with a white colored pencil.
BTW, if anyone is interested in the text quotes I jotted down on the left page, this and 2 other books can be downloaded for free from Wayne Jacobsen’s website, HERE.
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