Sepia Ink (Memory Brush Pen) in Raffine Sketchbook
I was listening to the early election returns while I was drawing this little statue of Kwan Yin or Kanzeon, the Buddhist bodhisattva (saint/goddess) of compassion for self and others. It seemed an appropriate image for election eve.
I received my order today from Jerry’s Artarama and I’m not happy with it. The box of 10 mat boards was supposed to be white Strathmore Museum Board that I can no longer get around here, but instead is a box of random off-white mat boards in mediocre condition, with fingerprints, dents or tears. I drew this with what looked in the catalogue like a brush pen but is really a floppy-tipped felt pen–not terrible, but not great. The Liquin oil painting medium that was supposed to be a good substitute for turpentine smells worse than turps. I’d also ordered a whole bunch of aluminum frame kits which still haven’t arrived. I hope they be in better shape than the mat board, which I now have to deal with returning.
Jana Bouc, Artist 
9 replies on “Compassion on Election Eve”
Beautifully done – the white spaces left are just right.
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YIKES!! WHAT A TERRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT! Make sure you complain well — they are usually good for making up after messes — at least that’s been my experience. LOVE the statue, Jana, and yes, a perfect accompaniment for last night!
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Keep us posted on the CS issue. I don’t sponsor companies with lack of a good customer service and I give them a hard time if they do nto deliver. The previous experience you had with Green Duck was great. Good to know, too.
Beutifl thought with the statue, there is a great need for compassion.
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Beautifully done Jana! And so appropriate for this election day. What a bummer on your mail order.
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Customer service update: They were willing to send UPS to pick up the mat board and replace it or refund it, no problem. It’s still annoying though.
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Love the Kwan Yin drawing. I’ve been thinking about her, too, and drew her at the museum early last week.
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Beautiful Kwan Yin statue. You chose the right medium for it: the Sepia memory brush pen seems to work so well with the curves.
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What a delicious color!
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ACK! I thought I was commenting on the persimmon. Sorry.
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