Piran Alley

I painted this with gouache on yellow paper from a photo I took of an Alley in Piran, Slovenia when we were on our honeymoon there. (Click image to view larger.)

Happy Valentine's day!

I made the pigment-marker sketch last night and then digitally altered it on photoshop to make a valentine. It's all pigment markers except the skin, as I have no skin-colored pigment markers.

HOPE YOU HAVE LOVE IN YOUR LIFE!

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Sardinian Bridge

Sardinian Bridge, by Mary Stebbins Taitt, Gouache on purple paper. Gift to E.S.

Toadbreath!

More with the pigment markers! I need to read up on them, I have some questions. But anyway, another attempt for Hennie's pocket. (The original) Done on watercolor paper with Faber Castell indian ink pigment markers.

Hennie may end up with a fuller pocket than anyone else because of the holiday delays.

I had to clear the dining room table for company the other day and lost my painter's masking tape and now I keep goofing the edges of my work. Can you imagine anyone thinking that a table was for eating on--a table is for art, right?

with pigment markers

The People Mover at Night

The People Mover at Night, Mary Stebbins Taitt.

Biker Buddy with Pigment Markers

I never used any kind of markers for art before, and now I am learning the difference between pigment markers and dye markers. Y'all probably already know this. One of the cool things about pigment markers is that you can shade within the same color, it gets darker as you color over it--that has great possibilities for hair and fur and shadow texture etc, but on the other hand, it is difficult (for me, so far) to make large smooth areas with pigment markers.

This drawing is done exclusively with pigment markers that I got for Christmas. There are four colors plus the white of the paper. The man, as y'all know, is my husband. I tried "cover stock," but I like water color paper better! The picture is 8.5 x 11, but I will have to trim it a little to get it into the pocket.

It's another experiment. I learn something from every experiment.

Reach

Reach, by Mary Stebbins Taitt, digital smudge painting.