I sketched in the big book for "danger". I wanted the lines to show so I used a Lamy fountain pen. It has a medium point nib. I had forgotten how easily the ink flows. You can make a blob if you leave the nib resting on the paper. Interesting when I haven't used a "real" pen in a while. It does flow smoothly but you can't hesitate in your markings.
I'm not sure why any drawing of a cutting object looks dangerous to me. I'm very leery of cutting myself with anything. I cut my hand with a table knife once in Bolivia. Gene was trying to separate some frozen breakfast sausage patties. I told him, "Let me do it, I do it all the time." And whoosh I cut between my thumb and forefinger on my left hand. Washed it carefully with boiled clean water and went to the clinic for stitches. The intern/doctor had me wash it again with the water out of the tap (which was not boiled and clean). Then sewed me up. About 8 stitches I think, you can still see a bit of a scar. It did not get infected! Surprise!
Scavenger Hunt 654, Number 3, danger. The ceramic knife is orange and white with the plastic cover. The other two yellow cutters have sharp blades you break off when you need a new edge. Danger!
It has been so nice out. Fall here is super nice. About 80 in the daytime and 50-60 at night. Last night was about 60 and our one little fall color tree is pretty but doesn't show well this morning with the light fog. Hopefully we can have a little rain. Look how dry the grass is. It didn't grow while we were gone on our trip. We walked over to the firehouse to vote the other day, about a 10 minute walk between the lakes/ponds.
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This sounds like an interesting way to figure out your darks and lights in a painting, the Notan method. I've followed Michael Chesley Johnson for many years. He was in Ruidoso for a couple of workshops but our timing never worked out. Sue Modrak and I were going to one in Sedona but something happened and we cancelled. He is back in New Mexico and has been working the last few years between Sedona, Arizona. and Maine/Nova Scotia. He does pastels and oils. His workshops sound fun.
http://mchesleyjohnson.blogspot.com/2020/11/app-notanizer.html
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I have made Notan cutouts with my students using black construction paper glued to a large white sheet of paper. It is a fun activity, but I never thought about using it for painting/design. And probably still won't use it for such, but it is a neat thought.
I'm always nervous around sharp instruments. I just bought a new bread knife and in the first week I had it I cut myself at least 4 times.
Aw, Joan, sad..hope you didn’t need stitches. :-).
Bag Blog, I’ve used value sketches for a few years. Mostly using them for Plein air stuff. Of course not painting much I haven’t used it. Here at Jennie’s I’m going to download the app and update all our Mac stuff. She has great internet living in town. Yay! Will be fun just to see how the app works. Might be good to check values on actual paintings, too.
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