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02/16/2025

New video up- creating a DIY slip on paint cup for those cheapie watercolor travel palettes. Dead simple, I cna't believe I didn't think of it sooner!

I make a water cup for my other mini travel palette. To do this you will need:Recycled lids or containersMini Binder Clips- like these or smaller: https://am...

01/01/2025

I have been talking about making a video series about my method for values journaling for years. I finally decided to document the process this past month. My first in probably a 5 part series is now live.

In this video I introduce my method for values journaling. I use mindmapping to get my first thoughts about my values down.The Process:Sit down and mind map ...

12/12/2024

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LCHarper published a post on Ko-fi

11/10/2024

New video up on YouTube (I don't know why I bother posting here, no one sees it.)

I use up some of my gelli prints and homemade collage pages on this page. I then add in some paint markers to complete the page.See my Ko-Fi page here: https...

11/06/2024

I decided to spend some time scanning in some of my panel based art journal blanks pages before I pulled and added images to them. I then made high quality printable of them for others to download and play with in their art journal.

These are a series of panel based art journal spreads. They are best printed on a laser printer in full color. They are roughly the same size as my sk...

11/02/2024

New YouTube video where I turn myself into a Comix character.

In this video I draw myself as a comics character.See my Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/harperAmazon affiliate links to some materials used.Sketchbook 2-...

10/19/2024

New video on Youtube. This one I use 3 different but related materials and methods and draw one person 3 times and 3 ways. Different vibes from each material.

I draw one person with three different materials. The image is from Earthsworld on instagram. you can find this image here:https://www.instagram.com/p/DBG20L...

10/13/2024

I have been trying to get back into posting videos regularly on my YouTube channel. I just posted a long video of drawing from life- teabags. I use 3 different materials and discuss what I'm doing. It's a real time video. I didn't speed it up. Enjoy!

03/03/2024

New video about testing pens and inks on my youtube. I share an exercise I learned in HS that is all about learning what your pen can and can't do.

I explore a pen and ink exercise that I learned about in high school. I fill rectangles with different forms of hatching and scribbling to create areas of li...

01/02/2024

I made a playlist of all my budget art journaling videos. If you are thinking about starting out with visual journaling and don't have a lot to spend, this video series might help. Or if you want to put together a visual journaling kit for someone, this is a good guide.

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12/21/2023

I don't think there's a lot to report about deleting every social media app off my phone, yet. I have had some interesting responses. I use instagram to get ideas for things I might want to do in my groups. I was telling a coworker about this artist, and grabbed my phone and said, "Damn. I just deleted all the social media off my phone....

I don’t think there’s a lot to report about deleting every social media app off my phone, yet. I have had some interesting responses. I use instagram to get ideas for things I might wa…

12/17/2023

I answered one of the most asked questions on my Youtube channel- how do you get into art journaling on a tight budget? I set myself a $10 budget and headed to Dollar Tree. I give a few options for getting started with art journaling.

I answer the question: How do I get started in art journaling on a TIGHT budget. I went to dollar Tree with $10 to see if I could put together a basic art jo...