Inktober is a Wrap!

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What on earth am I going to do for November?

Calligraphy Conference - WOOL

My scanner isn't quite wide enough for my 14" journal spreads, but this one commemorates the Westcoast Odyssey of Letters that I attended recently.  It works so much better as a spread than when scanned as separate pages:

What I Didn't Eat

Social media and urban sketches often feature food.  Food rarely makes an appearance in my journal; it is odd that the one drawing of food that I did was what I didn't eat.

Fall Colour

We've enjoyed a long string of sunny weather this fall, and the colours of the trees have been spectacular.  You'll notice a bit of collage snuck in here too; I was working on some ATC's

Shopping

I bought a bottle of Noodlers waterproof ink to use in my fountain pens.

The irony here has not escaped me.

Books

As you may have noticed in the last two posts, books make a frequent appearance in my journal.  

The letters that I've been using for the dates lately are Ben Shahn letters. I learned them at a recent calligraphy seminar.

Drawing Practice

Often when I draw in my journal I'm motivated by practicing my drawing.  A local park sculpture challenged me earlier this summer, so I returned to try a different tool - this time a watercolor crayon to draw the fat red forms rather than the lines around them.  My hunch was right - it was much easier this way!  Note to self:  Think about which approach would be easier before you start.

An Exercise from Quick and Lively Urban Sketching

My slippers are a frequent subject.  this time I was "drawing shapes", rather than line or form.