Kiwis

Drawn first with Lamy Safari pen and Noodlers Ink then
Watercolor in 5.5″ square Hand Book Co. journal
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I was too sleepy tonight to get back to my oil painting, so I decided to do a little watercolor of these kiwis who have been waiting patiently for me to paint them. I was pleasantly surprised how well the Hand+Book Co. journal stood up to lifting out paint with a wet brush. It’s just as nice a book as the Moleskine but the paper seems a little sturdier and the square format is fun. The notebooks have more pages than the Moleskines so they’re thicker and heavier to cart around. I guess it’s like diet food–you pay more to get less. Go figure.

I always think of these little Pyrex custard cups as “Grandma’s” because even though they came from Bed Bath and Beyond, they always remind me of the ones she handed me, filled with pudding or ice cream.

I’ve heard the best way to eat kiwis is the scoop them out with a spoon…so I’m off to give that a try.