Sharpie Work on Different Substrate

Last night's practice was an exploration of using Sharpies on Strathmore 'Visual Journal' watercolor paper (140 lb.). The paper is slightly textured (cold-pressed), but they worked well though there was a bit of bleed-through on the back side. The black lines were done with a Pentel PointLiner (0.3 mm), and embellishment was added with a silver Sakura PenTouch. In this piece, I enjoyed blending pairs of Sharpie colors. This has to be done quickly before the first color applied--dries.

Now that I have experience with this substrate used for images created with FolkArt matte acrylics (that one posted earlier yesterday) and this one with Sharpies, I prefer the Sharpies.

Next is a continuation of exploring different substates (Arteza watercolor paper, canvas, etc.) as well as mediums.

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Visiting The Hague and Amsterdam (Netherlands), and Paris!

Since late March, I've been planning an international solo trip that included meeting up with friends. The planning is what makes a trip an adventure, and it was definitely fabulous -- now that it is in the rearview mirror -- so to speak. During my two weeks abroad, the sights visited included the: Mauritshuis, a lovely art museum (The Hague, Netherlands) Binnenhof (The Hague, Netherlands) Delft (Netherlands) Kasteel de Haar, a castle (Haarzuilens, Netherlands) Museum Speelklok (Utrecht, Netherlands) Walking Tour of Amsterdam (Netherlands) Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Dutch Resistance Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) De Oude and Nieuwe Kerks aka old and new churches (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Sainte Chapelle/Conciergerie (Paris, France) Giverny - Monet's residence at one time (outside Paris) Versailles (outside Paris) Musee d'Orsay/VR Event titled 1874 Impressionists First Exhibition...

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Cay Denise

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