Comments on: Lee’s Moly

By: mARTa

mARTa — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:56:08 +0000

Looks like everyone is having fun with this exchange! Beautiful work Martha!

By: alison

alison — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:03:34 +0000

I find watercolour paint works fine if I keep a sliver of soap handy and rub the brush across it - breaks the surface tension - see my Moly - exchange 25. Anyway, the pencil looks great too.

By: Salvaínha

Salvaínha — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:41:48 +0000

That´s a wonderfull art style of yours, simple and lovely! Thanks a lot for all your tips on watercolours, as well as how to “rebind a moleskine”

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:53:53 +0000

Martha, I love seeing your work in process—and the result is stunning. I’m having a hard time figuring out how to work in Moleskines, myself. I’m in group x9, btw—isn’t it fun?

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:58:10 +0000

This looks great, Martha! I’d love to be in a sketchbook group with you! Maybe some day……

By: Terry Banderas

Terry Banderas — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:01:35 +0000

Nice post. Great to see the step by steps. Great to see you still plugging away with all your art.

By: Rella

Rella — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:11:22 +0000

This is such a fun project and your addition is lovely, just lovely. I am inspired. I didn’t realize moleskines came in the accordion page format….this makes the viewing flow so nicely. Great work and I look forward to the next. Oh…a prized Sailor pen is winging it’s way to me as I type. Very excited but wondering how I will progress from pencil (sketch, erase, sketch, erase, sketch) to pen - I can just see it now: book in front of me…..pen in hand…….frozen. nothing on paper.

Best ~ Rella

By: martha

martha — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:30:09 +0000

Hi Bill:

No, that’s my trusty Sailor pen there, although I do have a Falcon somewhere too: great pen as well. And yes, it’s because of that darn paper I am trying the pencils. Not only does it lack sizing, but it’s actually kind of waxy and resists the paint. It’s “anti-sized”

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:19:24 +0000

Martha,
Nice work as usual. What a fun project for you. I forget, are you using colored pencils because of the quality of the paper (that is, that accordion book doesn’t contain watercolor paper with sizing)?
Also, is that Namiki Falcon pen I see in the top photo? Sure looks like mine. Have you switched?
Like those turtles, maybe a mommy, papa and a teenager(?).

By: africantapestry

africantapestry — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:34:37 +0000

So nice to see how you took over from his last strokes…it is lovely Martha!
Ronell