Sketches of people in brown book.

Sketches with antique triangle pencil in brown sketchbook.

Here used Palomino pencil, the orange one, my first Palomino, I forgot how smooth and wonderful original Palomino is. It is pretty short already, so I used pencil extender, I got from JetPens, the one, which was advised me by Fellini, my cat. I chose metallic silver color, it is so light in your hand, pleasure to draw with. This sketches helped me navigate through today's obstacles.

Subway sketches in February.

Sketched on F train, good looking man with computer tablet typing.

People on the train. I was happy when nobody noticed that I was sketching, but one guy did and kept glancing at me suddenly, so I had no time to hide and he made me angry. Lol. I used mostly this antique triangle pencil-ruler. This guy in colored clothes touched with Twin Kuretake pen, cool, almost watercolory.

Post office on Mermaid Ave.

I used Kuretake pens, water brush, ink and some outlining with fountain pen in Moleskine. Such pretty name, Mermaid Ave, such not nice neighborhood. Murals on walls depicting scenes of Coney Island, Luna Park, clowns, Ferris wheel, I could not fit it all here.

Drawn in the dark.

Kinda experimental. Was pretty dark plus I was laying while sketching, so many lines and cat in the dark is not easily recognizable. The good thing  I am getting few songs of Lykke li. Can't post it here, it is not on Youtube yet. Don't know how post it from my iTunes or desktop. Her new album coming out in 2 days.

Japanese artist drawing dragon.

Amazing artist in japanese print shop.
I was so impressed with his skills. Some of the tricks looks familiar from some techniques in faux paintings, for example woodgraining, imitating  some textures.

Sketch with antique triangle pencil.

Sketched people with this interesting antique pencil, triangle, from Japan with a little harsh lead, really enjoyed it, it squarish lead had sudden resistance sometimes, so I had to make an effort to continue the line and it was like a dialog with the pencil and width of the stroke changed. I used Holbein sketchbook, I bought in Woodstock in happy times. I should get bigger size, I saw it in New York Central store.

Kuretake water brush.

Underneath drew with watercolor pencil, Durer, on the top - Kuretake water brush. I like that is green. Pentel, Pilot and Koi water brushes transparent or bluish, Kuretake makes it in happy colors. I was a bit jealous to people from England, who can get em in colors, now got mine from London. :-) I drew it with Zig Clean Color brushes by Kuretake, it washes like watercolor and tip is very delicate.

Sketching on the way and Zig.

Sketched early in the morning and drew Zig brush over. Used white Ink Kaimei. When I drew over this white ink it dirtied tip of the brush, I was  hoping its permanent. And it bubbles like crazy, and it stains fingers severely. Primer would be the best but you can't carry heavy can every time you wanna use white in Moleskine. Next time will try more of Zig Opaque Writer from Kuretake. This hand with coffee is Watercolor pencil.

Old car.

I was looking at this car for a long time passing by on 60 street in Brooklyn. It was parked on few different places, on driveway or street. Looks like it is Plymouth Belvedere 1955 or may be 1957, but 1957 doesn't have words Belvedere on a side, but sort of check mark. Color is metallic blue towards periwinkle. I didn't want to add color, used ink only and Kuretake brush. I really don't like to do anything but draw.

Evening on scrap paper.

Kuretake brush pens on scrap paper.

Wishing happiness in few languages.

Didn't fit into the scanner, so had to force it and it lost some brightness, because scanned open, without lid.

So here is closer in value but composition didn't fit in. I drew cornucopia, tennis racquet, because he plays tennis, stethoscope, because she is a doctor, formulas because he is in science, frames and roses because I love Michal Negrin. And all in ink, because I can't be without ink. Nerve racking day because of key.

West Side.

We often used this way to go Upstate or to New Jersey, it is always so open and full of reflections. I drew it with Kuretake pens over this unusual paper and water brush. It takes long time to dry and changes color. I used my mother's ivory bone knife with pharaoh for cutting this paper. It has certain magic, she used it for opening letters, I feel her touch.

Salz pencil.

On the top of the sketches from the doc's office, done with watercolor Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer pencil, I drew my antique "Salz" pencil, dated April 14 1925. Thin paper struggles to accept ink from Kuretake brush pens I used. I heard Fabriano sketchbooks with tinted paper is thicker. Watercolor pencil is very weak on brown paper, may be I should try it on white?

Bavaria pencil.

This is pretty old pencil from 1920's, I think; it says "Bavaria" on the clip and takes 1.18 mm lead. I had to replace lead from my 1930's old stock, because original was crumbling. I really like happy color of this pencil and the way it sits in my hand. The man on the right is drawn with this pencil. I used Kuretake brush pens for sketch of the pencil. Ink almost eat thin paper. I was looking at Khadi sketchbooks today, very interesting paper, mostly sold in England, but they have 4 books in Manhattan, I should plan a trip to that store, combined with sketching, museum and getting this sketchbook.

Paper.

Here sort of experiment on Thailand's paper I got in Jerry's Artarama in West Orange. Landscape. I used Kuretake pens with ink. Didn't fit in the scanner. Next time I should try watercolor. Paper is full of holes, water makes ink bleed like crazy.