Pencil Doodle - Photography Is

size: 5"sq
On Genoa Bond Calligraphy paper drew a bunch of wavy lines crossing each other using a Blackwing 223 pencil... then started to doodle in them and adding shading. Text with a ZIG Writer
words: Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.
Henry Cartien Bresson

Pencil Work - Doing Nothing Is Hard

 

Just in a nothing mood...
size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson Pen & Ink paper using a regular pencil and paper stump.

words: Doing Nothing Is Hard

Pencil Work - A No 2 Pencil

I was in a mood to use one of my wide graphite pencils (Lyra 2B)
size: 6"w x 4.25"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper Drew out the word "Pencil" and then shadowed with a red Prisma colored pencils and paper stump. Then wrote out the rest of the quote with a Caran d'Ache #2 pencil.

words:
a #2 pencil & a dream can take you anywhere. Joyce Meyer

Pencilwork - I'm Not Ornery

I felt like playing with my pencil for a change...
size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using Caran d'Ache B pencil and paper stump.

words: I'm not ornery. Adj. Bad Tempered or Difficult to deal with

Pencil Flower - Beautiful

size: 8"w x 3"h
On Edge Mixed Media paper drew my flower with a Juice Up pen adding dot texture in the leaves and heavier details in the flower. Shaded with a Caran d'Ache B pencil and paper stump.
Text in a script style using a Zebra nib and Holbien jet black Gouache
words: Flowers do not worry about how they're going to bloom. They just open up and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful. Jim Carrey

For Instagram I need a more square image or it gets cut off...

 

Pencil Work - Jasmine - Lonely Woods

While playing with my Crafty Dozen friends created this piece.

size: 7"w x 5.5"h
On Genoa Bond Calligraphy paper wrote out the word "Jasmine" using a Caran d'Ache Grafwood F pencil and paper stump in a funky style. The rest of the text with a Juice Up pen in monoline.

words: Out in the lonely woods the Jasmine burns its fragrant lamps, and turns into a royal court with green festoons the banks of dark lagoons. Henry Timrod

A No.2 Pencil

This was my 1st attempt with the Scribbled Lives prompt this week...

On Edge Mixed Media paper using a Caran D'Ache pencil 8B pencil

words: a #2 pencil and a Dream can take you anywhere

Scribbled Lives 2024 - Wk 38 - Pencils - Pencil

Size: 6"w x 3.5"h
On Edge Mixed Media paper using an Eagle Turquoise #4B pencil and a thin paper stump created my word "Pencil".

Scribbled Lives - Wk 33 - Sport - Wrestling

wk 33 - Sport - Wrestling

Size: 8.5"w x 7"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using an HB and  paper stump wrote out the word "Wrestling" in a funky lettering style and paper stump for blending. Rest of text with a Juice Up pen. Artwork with a mix of the pencil and Juice Up pen.
words: Wrestling with my pen & pencil is my kind of sport.

Amity Parks - Write One - Wes Wilson Style

I'm taking a 3 day class with Amity Parks, playing with Wes Wilson style writing. This is what I created in Day 1... It's a funky style - hard to read but right up my alley.

Scribbled Lives 2024 - Wk-2 - Peach Fuzz - Peach Fuzz

Size: 5"h x 6"w
Using various shades of orange and pink Polychromo's on Canson Mixed Media paper for the background. A Caran d'Ache Grafwood H pencil using the whole pencil tip on it's side. Added strokes of the peach/orange color

Pencil Work - Marvelous to Black

size: 7"sq
Our Guild had Ann Purdy teaching us more about pencil work. She's such a fabulous pencil artist. She gave us 4 exemplars and I played with 3 of them.

On Canson Pro Marker paper using various pencils (Caran d'Ache Grafwood & Blackwing)

Words: Marvelous, Floral, October, december & Black

Pencil Work Booklet - P12 - P15

Pencil Work Booklet - P12 - P15

I used a 0.7 mechanical pencil - HB lead to draw my letters. and a 5B Eagle Turquoise pencil and paper stump for the shadowing. The paper is an unknown brand.

Each word is adhered to a piece of Geli print I made a while back.. and then adhered to heavy weight white cardstock.

Words: Schmaltz; Billionaire; Humourous; Bamboozler

Pencil Work Booklet - P16 - P19

  

Pencil Work Booklet - P16 - P19

I used a 0.7 mechanical pencil - HB lead to draw my letters. and a 5B Eagle Turquoise pencil and paper stump for the shadowing. The paper is an unknown brand.

Each word is adhered to a piece of Geli print I made a while back.. and then adhered to heavy weight white cardstock.

Words: Melodrama; Exponential; Pleasurable; Laughable

Pencil Work Booklet - P20 - P21

Pencil Work Booklet - P20 - P21

I used a 0.7 mechanical pencil - HB lead to draw my letters. and a 5B Eagle Turquoise pencil and paper stump for the shadowing. The paper is an unknown brand.

Each word is adhered to a piece of Geli print I made a while back.. and then adhered to heavy weight white cardstock.

Words: Magnetism; Friendship

Celtic Square - Enjoy Your Day

Celtic Square - Enjoy Your Day. I recently saw the black and white celtic square with some lettering in one of the paths... I really liked the style and shadowing effect, so decided to mimic it... 

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Glittering Vines - Pink Floral

I'm taking a 2 day workshop with Heather Victoria Held, hosted by the Edmonton Calligraphy Society - Glittering Vines. I decided to make a finished piece with one of my practice pieces...

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PS someone asked me to post a pic of the glue I used which was Instacoll (for raised gilding) which I purchased from John Neal Books (in their current catalogue on page 45). See below

 

 

 

Scribbled Lives 2022 - Wk 17 - Palindrome - A Man

   

This week's Scribbled Lives 2022 - Wk 17 - is Palindrome - A Man. 

Fun topic. I think I'll do this month's lettering challenge with this theme... 

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Scribbled Lives 2022 - Wk 13 - Pencil - We Are Like Pencils

Scribbled Lives 2022 - Wk 13 - Pencil - We Are Like Pencils. I do love pencils, but so rarely use them for arting...

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Pencil To Paper - Illumination - JOY Card

And the "JOY" card I mentioned in my ATC post recently. Since the "J" on it's own didn't make a great card... I created the "O&Y" and cut them out and pasted them to the Illuminated piece. The card is a beautiful off white pearlized cardstock. I'm happy with the way it turned out...

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