Three Leeks, ink and watercolor in watercolor Moleskine
© 2009 Sydney Harper
I thought I would do something a little different today. While I read a lot of artist blogs, there are several blogs I read that aren’t necessarily art blogs but they cover topics that are somehow related to art. Here are a few of my favorites.
The Pen Addict covers pens of all kinds, mostly for writing but also drawing, and occasionally they’ll cover other things like paper products and pencil/pen cases. Really though it’s all about pens. There are frequent giveaways and Saturday is usually Ink Link day with links to other pen reviews. I found out about Jet Pens, a US source for Japanese pens, from the Pen Addict.
This blog doesn’t have frequent posts or even a lot of posts. If you’re trying to use Photoshop or want to use Photoshop for your art photography, these tips are very good. If you don’t have Photoshop, check the very first tip for suggestions on how to afford Photoshop.
3. Seth Godin
Seth Godin is mostly about marketing. I’m on a “learning about marketing” kick recently, but mostly I read his blog because of his unique perspective. If you don’t already read Seth’s blog, check it out sometime. I usually come away with lots to think about.
This is Christoph Niemann’s heavily illustrated blog on the New York Times site. I’m as fascinated and amused by his story telling as I am with the variety of techniques he uses to create the illustrations. Go back and look at some of his previous posts to see what I mean.
The sketch at the top is another one of my ink and watercolor root vegetable sketches. This time the subject is some leeks I happened to buy at the store.
