ORIGINAL POST DATE: September 11, 2005

Another weekend of moodling in my sketchbook means another update to the NWD Moleskinei Gallery.

This time I filled a few pages in my pocket size sketchbook. I have been enjoying the results of using gouachei on these pages, as the opaqueness of the paint is a nice base to build up the colored pencil textures.

This next image is called Babylon, and originated with a collagei piece of cuneiform script taken from an old history book. The base coloring is gouache with Prismacolor colored pencils adding most of the texture.

A note about the books I cut up for collage, for the worried book collector: I only eviscerate books that have outlived their useful function, either because of loose or broken bindings, water stained and moldy covers, or otherwise poor condition. Never fear, I love books too much to destroy a good book even for art's sake.

ORIGINAL POST DATE: September 6, 2005

This is from my Moleskinei Classic Large Sketchbook, a combination of collagei elements, watercolor pencil, and Prismacolor colored pencil. The theme is the August full moon, and was done in response to the early signs of a change in season that the few days around the full moon brought.