Well, it is three years since I “quit my day job to follow my dream!” It has been a grand adventure and there is no one more surprised than me at what has happened! I wasn’t intending to leave my architecture career to become a full-time artist but rather have a ‘sabbatical’ for 6 months...
CONTINUE READINGPart of my Series on Fountain Pen Sketching – click here for the index, After looking at some basic fountain pens in Part 5 we will now look at some pens that give greater line variation. This is the ‘hot topic’ when it comes to fountain pen sketching and my goal is to provide an...
CONTINUE READINGSo after doing a number of introductory posts – why use a fountain pen, what makes a good fountain pen, how to use a fountain pen, how to choose a fountain pen – we are now finally going to look at some pens. Yay! There are a lot of pens on the market that are...
CONTINUE READINGI know that a lot of my readers think I live a dream life, and to be honest it is pretty amazing what my ‘work’ can sometimes entail. But like everyone I have tough weeks and there are a lot of things behind the scenes that I keep to myself and are not even hinted...
CONTINUE READINGLast week in the midst of my current fountain pen focus a very exciting parcel arrived from Rosemary Brushes with samples of two new sizes in the Series 772 dagger brush range – 5/8 and 3/4. These larger sizes were a wish of my two great friends Suhita Shirodkar and Shari Blaukopf. I haven’t had...
CONTINUE READINGSketching teacups is so much more than getting a perfect ellipse! My architectural inner critic makes a lot of noise every time I start my sketch, but after the pigment starts doing its thing on the page it goes quiet and I can just enjoy the moment. Needing to start my work today with a...
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