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, 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

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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.
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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.



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Sunday, January 13, 2013

The Old Ladies of Eventide

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.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Holga and Coffee

Holga and Coffee





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

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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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Location: Conyers, GA, USA

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

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

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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