In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>Anyway, I had several good sessions with this painting, Sub Rosa<\/em>, before my Father’s Day dinner. It’s hot here in northern Ohio, nearly 90, and tomorrow is supposed to be worse.<\/p>\nI went to Vermilion’s Festival of the Fish yesterday and took 500+ photos. Grist for the mill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The thing about this Fabriano drawing pad is I can work-up drawings with pencil or pen–my two favorite materials–without mess or fuss. The really good paper I save for charcoal or pastel, but this paper is terrific for pencil drawing. This photo shows two recent pencil drawings on Fabriano bristol. 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