Category Archives: Pen & Ink
Sep 2018 30n30: Mermaid Paisley
I limited myself to a certain number of colors for this paisley page. I played with color and shapes in each image. I also played with using Sakura moonlight pens over other colors with line and an attempt at blending … Continue reading
Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever Christmas
Well you might as well know- I am off in Colorado with my hubby and friends. Yea! Our first vacation in quite a while. Hopefully, I am getting lots of wonderful reference photos. Looking for some color and some Aspens … Continue reading
Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever Metallics
Oh – I’m in love with metallic inks even though you really should use them sparingly. I don’t use metallic acrylic paints in my paintings because the paints are quite opaque unless you add them to another paint for a … Continue reading
Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever Analogous Colors 2
More Analogous Colors, the metallic inks don’t show up as well in the scans and the pen marks aren’t as lovely as on the paper. Oh well, they’re studies. I have found that it does matter how the inks come … Continue reading
Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever Analogous Colors 1
Playing with analogous color schemes is a lot of fun. I realized I need a greater variety of most of the colors. I have plenty of greens and blues but regardless of the brand (or name), many of the inks … Continue reading
Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever Mardi Gras
Again from a coloring book. I was very bored with this particular page. I wondered what could I do with it. I decided to add texture and play with carrying the colors throughout the page. For example, if you follow … Continue reading
Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever 1 & 2
Rediscovered a coloring book I was using as a demonstration tool in a pen and ink workshop. Since I am still recovering in a myriad of ways, I have been using this book and my pens to explore color and … Continue reading
Sep 2018 30n30: Pink N Purple Paisley Final
Pen and ink paisley pattern is finished! This took several hours through several days. I am learning a lot about “painting” with pens. Just as I have to love a brushstroke in painting, I am learning to love a pen … Continue reading
Sep 2018 30n30: Pink N Purple Paisley Study
Paisley patterns have always intrigued me. So, working in my sketchbook with pen and ink often brings me to these patterns. I have been experimenting with color while coloring in a paisley pattern book. Some of the patterns are interesting … Continue reading
September 30 N 30 2017 Collage
September 2017 was very interesting to me creatively. I have painted and I am grateful to Leslie Saeta for her willingness to support artists like me all over the world. I was able to refocus my creative energy in the … Continue reading
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Sing A New Song: Still A WIP
Today I worked more on this little sampler. I didn’t like the purple shape. I also figured out I had the red shape in the wrong place. To tone the stripes down so as to highlight the lettering, I applied … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 Day Challenge, Derwent Inktense, Drawing, Ink, Ink Drawings, Ink Medium, Leslie Saeta, Prophetic Art, Sketching, Stamps, Suzan, Suzan Hughes Kennedy
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Tiny Abstract Painting
Actually have been working on this for ages. A little here and a little there. Started out with a wild crazy composition on a large sheet of paper with markers and watercolor. Then cut up into little pieces of rectangles … Continue reading
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Gift Tags 5
Mom is doing great in physical therapy and I am working out at the same time. We have been having lots of rain. Life has been wonderfully complex so here are a few more gift tags. Check out all the … Continue reading
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Sing A New Song: WIP
Working over a period of days, I have applied clear gesso, stamps and today it was time to pull out the inktense blocks. I have been inspired by a lesson from Rebekah Jones in her Original Bible Journaling Series. I … Continue reading
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Sketch – Jan 30, 2017
I traveled with several other women on Friday to Lubbock, Texas for a women’s conference. Since we were returning on Saturday, I just thought I would do a pen and ink sketch for Saturday’s post. I did do the sketch. … Continue reading
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Brushwork from Pen & Ink – Jan 7, 11, &12 2017
Painting everyday. Large paintings remain works in progress. In my ornament series, I am using wooden cutouts I have collected over the years. Today’s work stem from a wooden bird cutout which reminds me of the sparrows and wrens in … Continue reading
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Consistency 2016 – Jan 6, 2017
Last year, after much thought and prayer over a word for me during 2016, I chose the word “Consistency”. My main focus for the year was to be more consistent in exercising, my quiet time with God, my art, and … Continue reading
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Days 2 & 3: 30-n-30
Had a little fun last night and today with my pen and ink Prismacolor pens and my Bristol Board Sketchbook. Another 2-fer or 3-fer couple of days. Today, we got our new over the range microwave installed. Now my kitchen … Continue reading
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Pen And Ink: Day 27
Day 27: Cross #2 Update on my studio kitchen. The hole in the sub-flooring is now rectangle and tomorrow the plywood goes in. Then prime it and put some tiles on it for a temporary fix. Check out the international … Continue reading
Pen & Ink: Day 26
Day 26: Today, I will catch up using pen and ink. Still working to repair the damage in the kitchen. I think I will make a place in another room to paint. Check out the international artists at: 30 Paintings … Continue reading
suzan hughes-kennedy: art studio 