the moleskine

First let me say I have used the Moleskine product for some time now, but was always looking for an alternate product. So far, I have not found one.

A good story will sell a product and Moleskine weaves a great story. J. Peterman is another good example of stories selling products. I bought a hat one time from Peterman. Still regret the purchase, but the story was great. The hat didn't look as good on me as the story and illustration led me to believe.

Having said all of that, I'm not trying to sell you a Moleskine. Buy what you like and buy what works for you. What I am saying, is that I like the Moleskine and it works for my purposes. A small bound sketchbook with decent paper. It is really good for pencil and pen & ink. Watercolor can be challenging, but not overwhelming. Clearly not as good as a watercolor block, but I can't seem to get a watercolor block in my pocket. So there is a tradeoff.

For me I use Pitt Artists pens, a Lamy fountain pen with Noodlers Ink and pencils. Again watercolors are a challenge, but I use a Sakura Koi field watercolor set.

If you would like to post a page from your Moleskine or other pocket sketch book, send it to me at diminishedsanity@gmail.com and I'll probably post it. I don't need a lot of profanity or any porn, but outside of that, I'm wide open.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Sister Louisa's

Church and Ping Pong Emporium - Edgewood Avenue and Boulevard. Atlanta, Ga
Pen and Ink, watercolor

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Atlanta Fish Market

Buckhead - a pen and ink/watercolor sketch of the Atlanta Fish Market.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Guadalajara Supermarket - Norcross, Ga

Guadalajara Supermarket

The Guadalajara in Norcross, Ga.

Pen and ink in a small Moleskine sketchbook.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Vintage Hand Pump

Vintage Basketball-Football Hand Pump - This pump is vintage 1950. It used to belong to my older sister. It’s mine now. When she figures out I’ve got it - she’ll want it back. Possession is nine-tenths of the law. Abandonment is another issue. Maybe if I’m in a good mood when she asks - I’ll give it back. The only reason it still exists is because I have kept it safely in a closet with other junk.
Pen and Ink with watercolor in a small Moleskine sketchbook.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Bongo Drums


Bongo Drums

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Piece of Cake - Decatur, Ga


Piece of Cake - Decatur, Ga

The back door is really the front door or maybe the front door is really the back door. Either way, parking is in the rear and the entry door is just to the right of the burglar bar covered window. Great cakes though.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

RUSTY BUS

Rusty Bus

Rusty Flexible Bus - Conyers, Georgia

This bus has been at the same location in Conyers for years rusting away. Thought I would draw it before it disappears in some fashion.
Pen and Ink/watercolors in a small Moleskine sketchbook.

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Friday, February 8, 2013

Kodak Instamatic

The Kodak Instamatic. This is a 104. My sister got one of these for Christmas one year - her's was actually a 100. These cameras were ubiquitous. The same year "I want to hold your hand" by the Beatles came out and went to #1. You could not turn on a radio without hearing the Beatles. Drove my parents crazy.
Kodak is now in Bankruptcy.
Pen and Ink, WC in a small Moleskine.
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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Slingshot Freddie Summers

I have a cold today so I drew this one from an old photograph. Cousin Freddie in the backyard of my Grandparent’s house on Capital Avenue. Cousin Freddie, the house and yard are just a distant memory. Turner Field now occupies that space and a lot more. Photo from the late 40‘s or very early 50‘s.
Pen and Ink/WC in a small Moleskine

Sunday, January 27, 2013

#34 Gresham in East Atlanta

I was in East Atlanta working on something else and drawing a bus just seemed natural...

#34 Gresham in East Atlanta

Monday, January 21, 2013

W.F. Slaton School

W.F. Slaton Elementary School, now known as Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School. Grant Street in Atlanta. Built in 1907. I went to school here and so did my Dad. It was still known as Slaton in those days.
Pen and Ink, Watercolor in a small Moleskine sketch book.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Thelma's Rib Shack - Auburn Avenue

Thelma's Rib Shack
Auburn Avenue
Atlanta, GA

Pen and Ink, Watercolor
in a small Moleskine
Sketchbook.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

The Old Ladies of Eventide

Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga. Saw this and could not resist a quick sketch. Pen and Ink/watercolors in a small Moleskine.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Holga and Coffee


Holga and Coffee

Holga and Coffee. Pen and Ink in a small Moleskine sketchbook.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

View of the Bar

A view of the bar from my dinner table . A very quick Pen/ink/watercolor sketch in a small Moleskine.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Midtown Atlanta Sketch

Midtown Atlanta

View from Piedmont Park of Midtown. Pen and Ink with watercolors in a small Moleskine sketch book.
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Bottle tree and birdhouse

Bottle Tree and Birdhouse

bottle tree and birdhouse

Pen and Ink, watercolor in a previously brown tinted page of a small Moleskine sketch book. The perch is a sparkplug and the roof is an old Alabama car tag.
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My Work & Sketch Bag

Pen and ink with watercolor. in a previously brown tinted page in a small Moleskine.
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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Atlanta Buckhead Fish

Urban sketch from Peachtree Street of the multi-story fish that looms over Pharr Road in Buckhead. At the base of the fish is the Atlanta Fish Market restaurant. The construction in the foreground will obliterate this view.
Pen and Ink on location with watercolors in a small Moleskine sketchbook.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Lionheart Theatre

The Lionheart Theatre in Norcross, Georgia. Very quick sketch at dusk because it is very cold outside. Pen and ink with a touch of watercolor in a small Moleskine sketchbook.

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