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Orderly silver and gold lines hedge in a river of blues, purples and shades of white as they pass through an unorganized path.

Orderly silver and gold lines hedge in a river of blues, purples and shades of white as they pass through an unorganized path.

"Can I Slip Through Please?"
Posca paint sticks on black paper
9x12"

Fluid movement through a rigid and orderly area is possible sometimes. It helps if you are polite.

#TraditionalArt #Posca #PaintSticks #TheMachine

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Quick sketch of crowned crane with tempera paint sticks

Quick sketch of crowned crane with tempera paint sticks

I know we have fancy art supplies but I absolutely love drawing with my kids paint sticks.

#paintsticks #birds

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A nude male model sits in a chair and leans back on his right elbow, which is on a small desk attached to the wall.  He holds a staff in his left hand. A narrow bolt of fabric is draped over his right thigh.

A nude male model sits in a chair and leans back on his right elbow, which is on a small desk attached to the wall. He holds a staff in his left hand. A narrow bolt of fabric is draped over his right thigh.

A nude male model stands with his left hand behind his head, and his right by his side.

A nude male model stands with his left hand behind his head, and his right by his side.

A nude male model stands and leans back against a wall.

A nude male model stands and leans back against a wall.

A nude male model stands with his left hand on his hip and raises his right hand.

A nude male model stands with his left hand on his hip and raises his right hand.

Ziv Davidov (IG: @ziv.davidov.art), who follows our model, Claudio, on Instagram, joined us from Israel, which is a first for us.

Long pose painting: oil paint sticks on canvas. 5-minute warm-ups: wax pastels on paper.

#figuredrawing #lifedrawing #paintsticks #pasteldrawing #blueskyart #art

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"Night Traffic"

Posca paint sticks on 2x2" black canvas

#Posca #PaintSticks #MiniArt #LineArt #TraditionalArt

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Lines.... Lots and lots of different colored lines, slashes and dots make up this abstract piece.

Lines.... Lots and lots of different colored lines, slashes and dots make up this abstract piece.

I'm not sure what to call this one. It reminds me of the desert or the southwest, though I've never been to either. For now it will remain untitled. It is my largest piece so far.

Paint stick on black canvas.
11x14"

#TraditionalArt #PaintSticks #LineArt #Abstract #Art

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A dead tree or sentinel watches over a prairie of grass at Dawn. The viewer can see the life that flows through the dead tree. Dots, lines and slashes suggest movement.

A dead tree or sentinel watches over a prairie of grass at Dawn. The viewer can see the life that flows through the dead tree. Dots, lines and slashes suggest movement.

"The Sentinel at Dawn."

Paint sticks on black canvas
10 x 8"

Dead trees may look dead on the outside, but they have plenty of life left inside of them.

#TraditionalArt #PaintSticks #Posca #Hatching #LineArt

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Lightning striking in the dark

Lightning striking in the dark

"Breathing Lightning"
Paint stick on 2x2" black canvas

#TraditionalArt #PaintSticks #MiniArt #SmallArt

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"I Don't Want to Change the World" 
Inch and half by inch and a half.

Shades of blue and green by lines of grey, white and black.

"I Don't Want to Change the World" Inch and half by inch and a half. Shades of blue and green by lines of grey, white and black.

"Midnight by the Tree of Good and Evil"
2x2"

Lines show a curvy tree trunk with some leaves coming down from the upper left. The background is done up in dark lines of blue, navy, slate grey and black.

"Midnight by the Tree of Good and Evil" 2x2" Lines show a curvy tree trunk with some leaves coming down from the upper left. The background is done up in dark lines of blue, navy, slate grey and black.

"Untitled #3"
Inch and a half by inch and a half.

Lines of dark grey, blue, slate, grey, black and navy blue. I at first was doing a mountain, but then it became something else.

"Untitled #3" Inch and a half by inch and a half. Lines of dark grey, blue, slate, grey, black and navy blue. I at first was doing a mountain, but then it became something else.

Three tiny canvases sit by a regular sized apple. The apple is used to show the small size of the three canvases.

Three tiny canvases sit by a regular sized apple. The apple is used to show the small size of the three canvases.

Paint sticks on tiny canvases will never not be fun. Last photo for size reference.

#TinyArt #TraditionalArt #PaintSticks #Abstract

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Yesterday and today’s #collage in the #sketchbook

#1212architects #architect #artsky #abstractart #design #analogart #collageart #watercolor #junkmail #paintsticks #paperbag

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Today’s #collage in the #sketchbook

#1212architects #architect #artsky #abstractart #design #analogart #collageart #junkmail #paintsticks #paperbag

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Misc #sketchbook pieces from the last few days. Feeling equal parts #blah and #furious.

#1212architects #architect #watercolor #sharpie #carandache #paintsticks #bubblewrap #artsky #abstractart #design #analogart

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Not to be confused with pickled fish

#sketchbook #illustration #paintsticks #natureart

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