Life in Moleskine.

Moleskine for me not just for picturesque drawings but everyday companion for my lists, studies, thoughts, sketches, schedules, address book, doodles, shoulder I can cry on, etc. :-)

Moleskine pen and pencil.

Wanted to show this awesome Moleskine pencil and pen I got from JetPens. You can attach it to the cover and it stays perfectly when you throw it in a bag or put it on your lap. Pencil comes with one refill and sharpener. 2B. It is rectangle shape and sits good in a hand. I put here, on my unfinished drawing I brought from Upstate, few Kuretake pens, I will use for touch of color, Dr. Martin's inks I got in Woodstock, I will mix and play with when have more time, and my headphones for loud music not to disturb my sleeping family.

Yellow leaves.

This house with bags of leaves is on 18 Street in Brooklyn, not far from where Maytal works. I had so much fun with ink and add 3 Inktense pencils: green, brown and yellow.  Today I lost my mind and got some treasures on Ebay, can't face it yet...

Sketches on the run with Blackwing.

Still exploring Blackwing pencil abilities. This time used my last year Moleskine pocket diary, because I feel bad to use sketch Moley for such simple sketches, never know when people will leave and I wont finish. Today was appointments day, my last one ended at 10 pm, didn't draw enough. 

September 27.

Sketching a little bit with pencil Shorty. I sharpened it straight across in an angle, I feel lead is too dry, too hard. Where to get softer? May be Ebay, Koh-I-Noor? I drew on Moleskine plain paper. People mostly so sad.

Brighton Beach 4, fruit store.

View from the curb. Shopping for fruits. Train is above, making conversation impossible and casting blue shadows. Vintage watercolor in Moleskine WC A4.

Quick impression of Verrazano bridge from the balcony.

View from not my balcony.

Lazy morning.

I love to draw with sepia, it takes my mind off my problems, sad thoughts. I live in a moment.

Blooming.

 Blooming trees announce beginning of new spring, new hope. It passes so quickly, that I tried to hang on, to prolong, to absorb, to remember. Somewhere in Brooklyn, Midwood area. Colored pencils in Moleskine.

Inna. My first page in WC Moleskine A4.

Shin-Gansai watercolor. I am so comfortable in bigger format, but the paper is pretty bad, every brush stroke sticks to it, so you don't have paddles like in watercolor. I should try  my old french pad with better paper.

Pumpkin.

I used both hands in this study.

Colgate lake. Trees.

I went today at the Colgate Lake and sketched the view, and I didn't notice till the end of my work, that I took two spots on the handicapped parking, because for the better view I parked across it. Nobody said a word to me, people with dogs, kayak, in purple hat, fisherman. They struggled on the road sides. Piglet barked meanly from the back seat.  Anyway it was not legal to park anywhere. So this why the watercolor is shameless.

Marina.

After I dropped Inna at the tennis club for work, I spend time sketching boats in Mill Basin, on the same street, fun.

Yard near my building.

Was waiting for legal parking so decide to draw my crib.

My weekend

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