Life Imitates Doodles

Teaser - 5 Days of Giveaways & Move to New Blog #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPenUS #Giveaway

2018-12-02T00:00:00.000-08:00

My new blog is ready (I fervently hope) and I'm celebrating with 5 days of giveaways, starting tomorrow Dec. 3, 2018 thru Dec. 7, 2018! I thought I'd give you a sneak peek of the Prize Packages. These giveaways will be world wide and you can see the sneak peek here.

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I won a Christian Vieler Print! #ChristianVieler #Dogs #Photography,

2018-11-30T00:00:00.000-08:00

You have probably seen Christian Vieler's photography. He captures dogs in moments of interest and enjoyment, full of whimsy and wonder.

After the Photokina event in September, Hahnemühle had a giveaway of some of the prints they featured at their booth. I was lucky enough to win one of Christian's prints.

I love dogs, and I love his photos, so I was thrilled beyond measure to win.

You can find Hahnemühle's interview with Christian here.

To see more of Christian's work, visit his blog or follow him on Facebook or Instagram.

Blogging in the Family #GaryAScott #InternationalInvesting #NaturalHealth

2018-11-29T11:45:00.001-08:00

I have a big brother. The good kind, not the 1984 novel kind. Mine watches over me, but only in the nicest of ways.

He's a blogger like I am (an artist too, but he doesn't do enough with his talent!). He's a world traveler, who's been reporting on and teaching about International Investing for 50 years. These days his blog covers a range of subjects from natural foods, health, reducing stress, and International Investing. You have to admit it's a good mix. If you're concerned with finance, you need all that other stuff too!

A couple of days ago, he featured my blog, so today I'm returning the favor.

If you're interested in any of the above items, I recommend checking out Gary A Scott's blog.

Parrox #Alebrijes #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPenUS #DanielSmithArtistMaterials

2018-11-29T00:00:00.000-08:00

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Did you know the Parrox, is a parrot-winged fox that lives in the rainforests of Mars?

Believe it or not!

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & Daniel Smith Ultimate Mixing set Watercolors on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor Postcard

Meergator #Alebrijes #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPenUS #DanielSmithArtistMaterials

2018-11-28T00:00:00.000-08:00

Did you know the Meergator, half-meercat, half-alligator is a desert creature that hides in burrows and waits for unwary prey to wander by?

Believe it or not!

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & Daniel Smith Ultimate Mixing set Watercolors on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor Postcard

Carp and Stone #Watercolor #DanielSmithArtistMaterials #Hahnemühle_USA #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup

2018-11-23T00:00:00.002-08:00

I was playing around with the colors in two of Daniel Smith's new pan palettes, the 'Blues' and 'Earth' sets.

This is also a destruction piece, in that I kept working it until I reached the limits of the paper. Papers react differently when they reach their limit. Some just get really ugly, turning the colors into mud. Some start to pill, bits of the paper actually tearing off. Others, as with this Britannia, just stop accepting color. I'd say the paper was average in reaching the limits of wet into wet and glazing both.

What I like best about this paper is that both the texture and surface sizing are great for dry brushing. I didn't do too much of that here because I was deliberately over-working, so I think I'm going to paint this subject again, in the near future, so I can take advantage of the paper's best features instead of exploring its limits.

Daniel Smith Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Britannia Cold-Pressed Watercolour Paper
Adapted from a photo by Caninus at Pixabay

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Terducken

2018-11-21T17:15:00.000-08:00

Did you know the Terducken is rapidly gaining in popularity as a way to make yourself sick at Thanksgiving dinners?
Happy Thanksgiving! Stay safe and healthy!

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & Daniel Smith Ultimate Mixing set Watercolors on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor P.ostcard

Limelecko

2018-11-21T00:00:00.002-08:00

Alibrijes Time!

The Limelecko is a magical creature descended from lions, camels and geckos. Believe it or not!

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & DaVinci Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor P.ostcard

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PENGUELEPHANT #ALEBRIJES #POSTCARDSFORTHELUNCHBAG #HAHNEMÜHLE_USA #ZEBRAPEN

2018-11-19T05:56:00.000-08:00

Did you know the Penguelephant is a rare Alebrije, half penguin, half elephant, who lives halfway between the sun and the moon.

Believe it or not!

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & Daniel Smith Ultimate Mixing set Watercolors on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor P.ostcard

American Pika #PostcardsForTheLunchBag

2018-11-19T00:00:00.001-08:00

Did you know that the hamster-sized American Pika doesn't hibernate, so they gather vegetation, leave it on rocks to dry, and store it away for winter? They are most closely related to rabbits.

Ferret #PostcardsForTheLunchBag

2018-11-18T00:00:00.000-08:00

Did you know that the Ferret dances, but ...

... it means something different depending on whether the ferret is domesticated or wild. A pet ferret dances when it is happy, while a wild one dances when threatened.

Adapted from a photo by christels at Pixabay

Yellow-Throated Marten #PostcardsfortheLunchBag #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPen

2018-11-16T06:24:00.001-08:00

you know that the Yellow-Throated Marten looks beautiful, but when they hunt in packs, they'll attack much larger creatures such as Panda Bears and monkeys.

Artwork created with Zebra Zensations Technical Pen & Daniel Smith Watercolors on Hahnemühle Cold Press Watercolor Postcard.

Adapted from a photo by hellinger14 at Pixabay

#PostcardsForTheLunchBag - Pine Marten #Doodlewash #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPen

2018-11-15T00:00:00.001-08:00

Today, my hubby took a Pine Marten in his lunch bag.

Did you know that the Pine Marten has two scent glands - one, the usual anal gland, and the other abdominal.

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#PostcardsForTheLunchBag - Mink #Doodlewash #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPen

2018-11-14T00:00:00.001-08:00

Today, my hubby took a Mink in his lunch bag.

Did you know that the Mink digs dens or lives in hollow logs that they line with grass, leaves and fur from their prey?

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & Daniel Smith Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor Postcard
Adapted from a photo by clconroy at Morguefile.com

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#PostcardsForTheLunchBag - Raccoon Dog #Doodlewash #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPen_USA

2018-11-13T00:00:00.001-08:00

Sorry, but no List of Tangles, Tutorials & Giveaways today.

The Link List Posts should be back to normal on the 17th.

Today, my hubby took a Raccoon Dog in his lunch bag.

Did you know that even though the Raccoon Dogs resemble raccoons they are in the Canid family along with wolves, dogs and foxes. They are the only canid that hibernates?

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & Daniel Smith Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor P.ostcard
Adapted from a photo by Bru-nO at Pixabay

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#PostcardsForTheLunchBag - Gerbil #DanielSmithArtistMaterials #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPen_USA

2018-11-12T00:00:00.001-08:00

Yesterday, my hubby took a Gerbil in his lunch bag.

Did you know that even though the Gerbil is a rodent, they are a distinct family different from rats?

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & Daniel Smith Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor P.ostcard
Adapted from a photo by moreharmony at Pixabay

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Fox Spirit #Watercolor #DanielSmithArtistMaterials #Hahnemühle_USA #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup

2018-11-07T00:00:00.000-08:00

The last and my favorite of the four negative 'spirit' paintings I did, using cloud studies as a base. I decided to switch things up just a little, doing a portrait and adding more detail so it isn't a true negative painting, though I did use the technique to carve out the shape of the head.

Daniel Smith Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Britannia Cold-Pressed Watercolour Paper
Adapted from a photo by howlingred70 at UnSplash

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Alebrije-Moose, Hippo, Fox, Raccon #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #Watercolor #Hahnemühle_USA #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #ZebraPen_USA

2018-11-05T03:00:00.000-08:00

Today my hubby took an Alejibres in his lunch bag. Hippo,Moose, Fox, Raccoon

Zebra Zensations Technical Pen & Qor Watercolor on Hahnemühle Cold Press Watercolor Postcard.jpg

Zebra Zensations Technical Pen, Qor Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Cold-Pressed Watercolour Postcard

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Spirit Bear #Watercolor #Hahnemühle_USA #DanielSmithArtistMaterials #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup

2018-11-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

This is the second of four negative paintings that I did using studies that I did of clouds. I like the ghostly look that I got and have named them my spirit paintings.

Daniel Smith Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Britannia Cold-Pressed Watercolour Paper
Adapted from a photo by jill111 at Pixabay

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Water Spirit #Watercolor #DanielSmithArtistMaterials #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #Hahnemühle_USA

2018-11-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

A few weeks back, I did some four studies of clouds. It was fun and I learned a lot, but the paintings weren't something I wanted to keep. I decided to do some negative painting and see what I could come up with.

This is the one I liked the least. I'll share the others through out the week.

Daniel Smith Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Britannia Cold-Pressed Watercolour Paper
Adapted from a photo by the DigitalArtist at Pixabay

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#PostcardsForTheLunchBag - Wombat #DaVinciPaint #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPen

2018-11-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today, my hubby took a Wombat in his lunch bag.

Did you know that even though the Wombat has square poop?

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & DaVinci Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor P.ostcard
Adapted from a photo at the Morguefile

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#PostcardsForTheLunchBag - American Badger #danielsmithartistsmaterials #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPen

2018-11-01T00:00:00.001-07:00

Today, my hubby took a American Badger in his lunch bag.

Did you know that the American Badger has been known to cooperate
with the Coyote to hunt ground squirrels?

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & Daniel Smith Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor P.ostcard
Adapted from a photo at Pixabay

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Beware of Pumpkins Borne as Gifts #inktober2018 #doodlewashOctober2018 #zensationschallenge #ZebraPen #Hahenmühle_USA #pumpkin #Halloween #theCappuccinoBook

2018-10-31T00:00:00.000-07:00

Who says malevolent can't be cute? Happy Halloween!

Zebra Zensations Technical Pen, Fineliner, Color Brush, and Milk Pens in a Hahnemühle Cappuccino Book. #inktober2018 prompt gift #doodlewashOctober2018 Pumpkin #zensationschallenge #Hahenmühle_USA #Halloween #theCappuccinoBook #ZebraPen

#PostcardsForTheLunchBag - European Badger #danielsmithartistsmaterials #Hahnemühle_USA #ZebraPen

2018-10-29T00:00:00.001-07:00

Today, my hubby took a European Badger in his lunch bag.

Did you know that Badgers carry hair and debris under their chins to the outside in order to clean out their dens?

Zebra Pen Zensations Technical Pen & Daniel Smith Watercolors

on Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor P.ostcard
Adapted from a photo at Pixabay

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A View from Powell Butte #inktober2018 #ZebraPen #Hahnemühle_USA

2018-10-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

I forgot that I hadn't posted this. I was sketching up on Powell Butte when I got the call that I needed to take my mother to the hospital. Originally this was to be a watercolor but I finished it up with Zebra Zensations Fineliners.

It's on Hahnemühle Cornwall, which is watercolor paper, but it's a 210 lb weight and has a surface that works well for mixed media.