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Caput mortuum is my favorite pigment for monochromatic en plein air sketches. I fell in love with it when I first began focusing on architecture sketching on the streets of Belleville, Paris. Finding one pigment that can produce atmospheric dark values and beautiful light values makes travel sketching simple. A Mini Altoid tin, water brush, pencil and/or fountain pen, wrist sock and a sketchbook is all I need. All except for this sketchbook fit nicely in my pocket. For these architectural sketches I began with a pencil sketch, added ink lines and followed with value washes of caput mortuum. #chriscarterart #chriscarter #chriscarterartist #explorewithchriscarter #architecturalsketch #caputmortuum #watercolourpaint #belleville #parisbelleville #eglise #sketchbookdrawing #travelingartist #altoids #altoidtin https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rRFqtlSjv/?igshid=1nxwmnjqntv2q

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Looking forward to being back in Paris again in July, sketching, painting, shopping at the open air market, speaking French and strolling through Parc Buttes Chaumont every evening. #chriscarter #chriscarterart #chriscarterartist #explorewithchriscarter #explorewithchris #kaleidoscopekrone #parisart https://www.instagram.com/p/B8aGWGZFP2V/?igshid=1qzw4qoxxyql

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This week’s perpetual plant sketchbook entry - wax begonia in New Hampshire and anise hyssop in New Jersey #artistsoninstagram #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #begonia #begoniasemperflorens #hyssop #anisehyssop #botanicalillustration #watercolor #watercolour (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzErZxkF5Oz/?igshid=wk22wxt296a3

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An example of the joy working with watercolor. Just a few strokes of color over a super loose pencil sketch can capture a moment in time. This is one of my "Live Pub Music Jam" sketches. It's a portrait of guitarist Bob Thena, sketched live, in the dark. I began with the scribble of pencil to see if I was in tune with the moment. Satisfied with the scribble, I dipped into my paint, playing with altering warm and cool colors just for fun. I can never really see the color I'm painting with but I can usually have an idea of the grayscale value of the color as well as the color temperature (warm or cool). I used pencil for my scribble sketch rather than pen this time because I didn't want the face to go black from the ink bleed since I was working fairly wet in the area of the hair. I didn't want hard edges between the face and the hair. #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #watercolor #watercolour #art #artists #musician #portrait #watercolorportrait #watercolorportraits https://www.instagram.com/p/B0yjyGnHKdr/?igshid=10rdc0a86puue

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Greyhounds rescued from the racetrack. #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #greyhound #artistsoninstagram #art #watercolour #watercolor #paintings #dogs (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzXrKu8lUkB/?igshid=1wymo3ar393g2

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Changi Airport, Singapore ... 14 hour layover. Very sleepy! #singapore #changi #airport #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #watercolour #inkandwatercolour #urbansketcher #sketchbook (at Changi Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2PsyYultqE/?igshid=3q162000wtrb

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The lettering for this week’s entry in my Perpetual Plant Journal - ink and watercolor- drawn first in pencil. #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #watercolor #watercolour #art #artistsoninstagram #plants #botanicalillustrations #journals #lettering #fonts (at Mountain View, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1-CaZSlHov/?igshid=h7qt47i87qe9

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Damselfly Dala inspired by a small refrigerator magnet Mike borrowed from a young boy who had been given it by a young girl who was selling her home crafted items at the 2019 US Open Nationals at Chelan, WA. He convinced the 8 year old boy to lend it to him so that he could show his mum (me) because I might want to draw it. Obviously, Mike was right. We’ve just mailed the magnet, the Damselfly Dala and a FreeFlightLab t-shirt to the young boy! Not only did I love creating the Dala, I ended up with the teensy microscope that revealed the turquoise, pinks and violets when illuminated by the UV light option of the microscope. #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #watercolor #watercolour #inkandwatercolour #artistsoninstagram #art #dalaart #dala #damselfly #argia #argiafumipennis #insects #insectsofinstagram (at Mountain View, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B13_iFUlWln/?igshid=1xwf87cj71u0b

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Extended Dala Art. This is way too much fun and I’m totally distracted from the illustrated journal I’m working on. #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #watercolor #watercolour #inkandwatercolor #inkandwatercolour #dalaart #dala https://www.instagram.com/p/BzY0D48F0XZ/?igshid=1aa9j98zg6fec

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Albert Dock Dala Art - drawn first in ink with fountain pen followed by watercolor. #color #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #colorschemegame #watercolor #watercolour #artistsoninstagram #art #dalaart #dala #royalalbertdock #albertdock #uk #liverpool https://www.instagram.com/p/BzHT4JuFY_V/?igshid=1v51nq1puo02i

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A peek at the oil painting that is evolving on my easel. 38” x 32”. Rag rub technique. #artistsoninstagram #art #oilpainting #orbs #quantumvisualarts #quantumworld #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #spheres #spherescape (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzA0IByFsHC/?igshid=1ewgjw3xgjszi

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Join me for two fabulous days of fiber color fun! @hopesfavoritethings #color #colorworkshop #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #artistsoninstagram #art #colour #fiberart #fiberarts #yarncolors #colorschemegame #colorschemegames (at Bangor, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByIS_a5Fzuh/?igshid=1o7ugzih7q933

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Boxes make great book covers!

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Such fun with an amazing group of artists and replenishing my energy with an evening walk through the countryside surrounding Chapel Cottage Studios after our Glorious Colour sessions. #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #artistsoninstagram #art #artworkshop #artworkshops #abergavenny #abergavennynow #breconbeacons #chapelcottagestudio #travelartist #travelartists #travelingartist #travelingartists https://www.instagram.com/p/BxHzP5yF7H4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z393hqhtbb3q

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Such fun spending Art Time with a great group of artists and exploring the area around Chapel Cottage Studio at the end of each day. #chapelcottagestudio #art #artistsoninstagram #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #breconbeacons #artworkshop #wales #uk #abergavennynow (at Chapel Cottage Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxHxZ_zFaFJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4t02pt34fwwt

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Today’s March Madness prompt is Bird Bath #marchmadness #artistsoninstagram #art #dalaart #watercolour #watercolor #birdbath #birdbaths #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #gray #grey #circular #circularart https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMxBdJFCHQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jeigm6vcct6m