MartinLT

Semi-retired, enjoying creative work at Taylor Patterns, and a variety of hobbies.

“Thus, reader, I am myself the matter of my book; you would be unreasonable to spend your leisure on so frivolous and vain a subject.” – Montaigne

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  • Book Review: Old Watercolorists Never Die, They Just Wet Their Sheets

    Book Review: Old Watercolorists Never Die, They Just Wet Their Sheets

    I first read this a year ago, nearly same week. A delightful, easy to read book, self described as a practical book on watercolor. I think this year I approached it as “comfort food” and will probably revisit it in the future. Miller has a chain of art supply stores…

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  • 1973 Tribute to a Friend

    1973 Tribute to a Friend

    FIrst posted on my Taylor Patterns website 2022-02-23 Through the woodland, through the valley Comes a horseman, wild and free Tilting at the windmills passing…

  • 20211114 Brush Case Project

    20211114 Brush Case Project

    I sewed a brush case. Whimsical fabric (for art after all). A couple of years after this one I sewed 4 or 5 more.

  • Day 614

    Day 614

    First published on my Green Sheaves website 2021-12-02 Isn’t it great to be able to lie in a grassy field and stare into the blue…

  • 20200503 Easy Frame – No Power Tools

    20200503 Easy Frame – No Power Tools

    First published on my Green Sheaves website 2020-05-03 (during my COVID “furlough”) In 2016, while convalescing from a broken wrist and foot, both on the…

● About Me

I’m Martin, the creator and author behind this site. I enjoy a variety of hobbies in my semi-retirement. I wanted a simple, “old fashioned” blog to document my learning progress.

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