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Stranger danger

I, a stranger and afraid
In a world I never made.

from The Laws of God, The Laws of Man, AE Housman, via Alan Watts

Author KarenPosted on May 7, 2018January 15, 2019Categories poems, wordsTags Alan Watts

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Mucking around with my markers again. Patting myse Mucking around with my markers again. Patting myself on the back to celebrate my almost 10th pull-up. 😁 I procrastinate (I'm hoping like we all do, maybe more), so I try to make my procrastination as "productive" as possible to partially reduce the anxiety of always thinking I'm supposed to be doing something else no matter what l'm doing. Telling myself #nofocusnoproblem #brushlettering #karinmarkers #unmotivational #motivational
Posted @withregram • @vivien_arts #Sketchjogging Posted @withregram • @vivien_arts #Sketchjogging - go for a jog with the mini sketching set and then in between enjoy the moment and the scenery with a quick sketch. Always a great source of joy and relaxation. . #Sketchjogging - mit dem Mini-Sketching Set auf die Jogging Runde und dann zwischendrin bei einem schnellen Sketch den Moment und die Landschaft geniessen. Immer eine große Quelle der Freude und Erholung. . ✅ Materials used: Sketchbook: @royaltalens Art Creation Sketchbook, 12x12cm, 140 g/m2, 80 pages Brush: @pentel_eu aquabrush Watercolors: @danielsmithartistsmaterials and @schmincke_official. Easle: self-made mini easle inspired by @stablo.france Mini-palette: halfpans from @tinysupplies in a tin box of @pelikan_deutschland ink cartriges . . . . . #urbansketching #usk #urbansketchers #uskgermany #urbansketch #urbansketchinggermany #uskmannheim #sketchwalker #sketchonlocation #drawonlocation #drawingonlocation #drawingfromobservation #watercolorandink #lineandwash #inkandwatercolour #penandwatercolour #watercoloursketch #watercoloursketching #watercoloursketchbook #global_sketchers #globalsketchers #vivien_arts #sketchbookpage #sketchbookpages #peaceforukraine #peacefortheworld #sketchbookartist #sketchbookart #skizzenbuch
Posted @withregram • @vivien_arts Just wanted to Posted @withregram • @vivien_arts Just wanted to upload my 2 minutes video on the tiny palette. Surprise: the IGTV option is gone! So I just paste it into a normal post I assume. Let‘s try. Please find in the video all the information you need to set up the tiny palette. Have a great weekend! 😊 . Ich wollte gerade mein 2 Minuten Video über die mini Palette hochladen. Überraschung: die IGTV-Option ist weg! Also füge ich es einfach in einen normalen Beitrag ein nehme ich an. Versuchen wir es mal. Im Video findest du alle Informationen, die ihr braucht, um die mini Palette zusammenzustellen. Ich wünsche dir ein schönes Wochenende! 😊 . . . Musik: Relaxing Ballad Musiker: Alexander Nakarada Url: https://freepd.com/ Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode . #watercolour #watercolourpainting #watercolourartwork #aquarelle #aquarelleart #aquarellmalerei #aquarellepainting #aquarell #sketchwalker #sketchonlocation #drawonlocation #drawingonlocation #drawingfromobservation #plein air sketch #plainairdrawing #sketchingonlocation #plainairwatercolor #vivien_arts #watercolorpalette
Posted @withregram • @mother_of_catz Well this w Posted @withregram • @mother_of_catz Well this was fun to play with. 108 watercolor dot card of @holbeinartistmaterials made by @tinysupplies These colors are so gorgeous and the paint is so creamy. It’s gonna be hard to narrow them down. #watercolor #holbein #givemeallthecolor🌈
"I feel like a kid in a candy store 🌈🍬🎨…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thanks to Karen @tinysupplies for all your help, you were a joy to converse with and really helpful. And thank you for the beautiful packaging, dot cards, swatchcards and note ❤️ go check out her page or Etsy store!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That kid-in-candystore feeling" was exactly what I was going for when I set up my Etsy shop. Thanks @lokilovesart for the shout out!
A little behind-the-scenes look at my paintmaking A little behind-the-scenes look at my paintmaking experiments. Because I make such small batches, a tiny scale is an absolute necessity.
"Cerulean blue is a gentle breeze." I'm so excited "Cerulean blue is a gentle breeze." I'm so excited that the wonderful @artistjaneb has done a swatching video of my Holbein 108 dotcard. One whole hour of wonderful swatchy goodness! Her videos are getting better and better — there are two cameras now. And I just lurve her voice. Be sure to check it out. You'll be glad you did, I promise.
Posted @withregram • @chalkandlettersbymaja Favo Posted @withregram • @chalkandlettersbymaja Favorite brown/tan beach item: Sand/Sand Castles 🏜🏖🏜 . Always a frustration whenever I tried to build what’s on my imagination and ending up doing something else 😅😜 I love the feel of the sand on my toes, it relaxes and calms my mood!😊. . . Never too late for #43type_challenge August mini challenge hosted by Debbie @43type . 😍😍😍 . 🎨 @tinysupplies . #lettering #beach #beachvibes #beachday #sandcastle #sandcastles #letteringchallenge #calligrapher #calligraphy #moderncalligraphy #watercolor #watercolors #artoftheday #artoninstagram #artofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #letteringartist #dailylettering #modernlettering #dailyart #createdaily #dailyart #artdaily
See how great Jane made my colourshift metallics l See how great Jane made my colourshift metallics look! This totally made my day. I’ve been wanting to show these off, but my photos and videos never seem to do them any justice! Posted @withregram • @artistjaneb Beautiful #multichrome #watercolors from @tinysupplies ! I swatched these on my last live stream and they’re so opaque and stunning that I had to share! #watercolorswatches #glitterwatercolor #metallicwatercolor #watercolorreels
7 May 2021: This bumper pack of dotcards went out 7 May 2021: This bumper pack of dotcards went out to my cousin @joichichan, who's currently experimenting with traditional watercolours. She's a really serious manga artist who's been drawing forever. Tracking data says that it's in Canada now and I hope she gets it soon.
Behind the scenes: Making something exciting for m Behind the scenes: Making something exciting for myself today. A compact palette of 99 Holbein watercolors. Deciding on the colors to leave out was hell and squeezing them onto the swatch card took forever. But oh, what a lot of fun! I can't wait to use this.
23 April 2021: So, in the spirit of decluttering, 23 April 2021: So, in the spirit of decluttering, I bade a heartbreaking farewell to my Corona No. 3 from 1917. It survived World War 1, and various stints as prop and shop decor. Now, it's gone to live with a nice gentleman who picked her up the day I listed it.
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