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Thankful for the opportunity to write a column weekly "Bart on Art" in our regional newspaper, the San Mateo Daily Journal. Combining...

Big snow flakes are falling to the ground and everything is white. It was not suppose to snow today but it did. I'm posting old snow...

This is a quick 5" x 4" pen and ink sketch of a hill-top monastery, done using a black ink gel pen about eighteen months ago. I added...

This is loosely based on a stand of trees at the edge of my neighborhood. They always put on a show when the afternoon light hits them...

These are quick watercolour sketches done directly with brush on paper (without preliminary pencil sketches) on 300 gsm Chitrapat...

This is a quick 5" x 4" sketch with a black ink gel pen, done in May 2024, to which I have, very quickly, added some watercolour washes.

I watch Baumgartner Restoration on YT and have seen how he repairs holes in valuable canvases. I wouldn't bother!

I'll try sharpening and saving the scraps. Good idea. Yes, I've had my eye on inktense for those reasons. I'll keep going with the...

11 x 14 inches .. acrylic on paper .. alla prima .. painted Nov 20/25 Plastic flowers in ceramic holders ...

I thought I was finished with Christmas commissions but lo and behold, I've done another. Here's hoping someone else doesn't come...

These are a few of my recent paintings. Red flowers, about 5"x7", ink and Inktense in XL Mixed Media sketchbook. The hollyhocks are...

Actually, if you watch some of the earlier instruction videos they note that you can sharpen the crayons for more precise detailing. And...

Thanks @Bartc I did try just putting my wet brush on the crayon and using it with watercolor.. handy as you said too. I will try some...

Get along with them fine, but don't use them as a main medium. Sometimes I just want that sensation of drawing. Never did try it as an...

11 x 14 inches .. acrylic on paper .. alla prima .. painted Nov 19/25