wagonized

Bye, Typepad.

 

I have moved to Blogger.   My address is still wagonized.com but the blog is now

here.

Going to the typepad blog made any Safari app on iOS crash.    

So this is my 934th and last post on this platform! Bye, Typepad. 

What's in front of you

I have been drawing what was in front of me these past few days. There is nothing like sketching the first thing in your line of vision to shake off the old anxiety-inducing "what am I gonna draw" question. Just sit your butt down -- or not -- and draw what's in front of you. Be it a cello or a corner of your coffee table. More on my Tumblr.

 

Red pepper

If you ever need a red pepper to look like a (metallic, apparently) tooth, call on me, I am your (wo)man.  I will try color next time.  

 

Paper app & Pencil by Fifty-Three.

 

Hey! (Been tryyyyyin to meet you)

My little blind contour drawing got featured on the Made With Paper blog! Now my Tumblr is on fire.

Thank you, Fifty-Three!

 

The contents of my bag

Though today, I didn't schlep my clipboard around with the rest of the stuff.

 

At the doctor's office

A few stolen minutes in the doctor's waiting room with the Paper app.  

 

Hampton Diner

I can't think of a better exercise for sketching fast than a quick doodle before your food comes at the diner.  To hell with proportions, colors and steady lines.  The goal is to loosen up the hand, let go of perfection, let go of anything decent for that matter, and just sketch.  And if the food hasn't arrived yet, add some color.

Dave's pen and watercolor on Xerox paper. 

Pipe dream

Oh the possibilities. Paper app for the iPad.

 

Loft beds, state-wide testings and French verbs

This is what has been going on. Some building, some testing and as always, some teaching (and hopefully some learning). The Pencil tool for the Paper app has been nothing short of a "homecoming". The comfort of being able to rest one's palm on the surface of the iPad has made Paper feel as close to actual paper (=home) as possible. And the app keeps getting better.

 

House Of Cards

Watching Season 2 of House Of Cards makes it nearly impossible to finish a drawing. Or anything else, for that matter.

Paper app for the iPad + Pencil by 53 (whose tip is still holding up, after 2 months of use so far).

 

Year of the horse

It's the year of the horse. Happy new year!

While I see some amazing art being produced with the Paper app, my own lack of knowledge of color and painting confines me to a very pen-on-paper kind of approach.

 

Journal Bandolier

How neat it is to carry around iPad and styluses (stylii?) thanks to a cool little convenient journal bandolier, made by Emily at cleverhands.net.

 

The best dip, in good company

I made my best dip the other day and felt like sharing.  We ate it at our friends' house, while the football game was on.  That's when I doodled.

Lady for sale

I found a super well-kept 1993 Volvo 240 wagon for sale but it lacks two important features: a manual transmission and a roof rack. But I keep looking. The one I used to own had over 200K miles on it, and strangely enough, I do not have a single picture of it.

Paper app for the iPad and Pencil by 53.

 

First post of 2014

2014 has a nice ring to it. I drew a piece of our living room, the warmest spot in the house on a cold New Year's Eve. Before and after coloring.

Paper app for the iPad, using Pencil.

As it turns out, my husband Tom is featured in the Handmade Photograph today!

 

Off to the new year

I have been posting more on Tumblr lately than here.  And because I have been test-drawing my new Pencil, I have been using the iPad almost exclusively -- hence all the drawings done on Paper by 53.  

Happy new year to all, and may drawing happen on a daily basis!

Sweet

I have finally received my Pencil through the mail and it's been a fun experience so far. I am preparing a full review of Pencil for which I will post a link. The mere shape of it makes so much sense: once its magnet secures it to the iPad cover, you are good to go.

 

 

Will this be a big deal?

I purchased a Pencil by Fifty Three and cannot wait for it to make its way to my mailbox so I can decide whether it's a big fricken deal or not. I adopted and loved the Paper app from the moment it came out, and I am curious to know what it will be like to have a tool which allows for my hand to rest on the screen while I draw. My guess is, it will most likely be a big deal.

 

Ellipses

You'd think I've got this thing down: and ellipse at the top of the can and one at the bottom.  And I still get it approximately at best.  

 

I have ordered my Pencil for the Paper app (I got the walnut) and cannot wait to try it out.  

 

Paper app for the iPad.

 

Yawn

There, before going to sleep tonight -- a big yawn on the iPad.  

My next purchase is this, by the way.

Living in a box

I am captivated by the tiny house movement. I think these people have it all figured out. Tinier is better. Paper app for the iPad.

 

Le Petit Parisien

Apparently, one can find French people outside of New York City now. They (we?!) are slowly making our way into the American suburbs, one pastry shop at a time.

Paper app for the iPad.

 

A few stolen minutes

When you carry a sketchbook around, you welcome a text from the people you are supposed to meet that says "We're running a few minutes late".  Wednesday night, Montclair, NJ.  

Pigma Micron 05 and watercolor in sketchbook.

 

Growing mess and a new stylus

The growing mess on my desk: lesson plans, hard drives, lip balm, a candle that smells like cookies and some store receipts.

I just bought a new Wacom Bamboo stylus to sketch on the iPad and I am wondering what I had been thinking using cheaper alternatives. The way the Bamboo glides on the surface of the tablet is what I had been looking for for months.

 

Classroom requests!

I have been drawing for my classes lately.  We are doing classroom requests with my Freshmen ("Je peux recharger ma tablette, SVP?"), and in my mind, a little doodle is always better than a translation.

Paper app for the iPad.