After an epic Part 3: Using a fountain pen, I will change the pace a little and have some fun! Pen comparisons and recommendations will begin in Part 5, but first I want to share some aspects to think about that will help you choose a pen that will suit YOU. So here is a...
CONTINUE READINGPart 3 of my current series on Fountain Pen Sketching contains a summary of what I believe are the basics you need to know to use your fountain pen for sketching. There is a lot that I am not going to be able to cover, so I have provided plenty of links to Goulet videos...
CONTINUE READINGAs I indicated to those of you who receive my monthly newsletter, I am doing a new personal project this month. It is not really much different from what I have been doing over the last few weeks, but it has a slightly different emphasis. Sometimes I wish I could just do the same things...
CONTINUE READINGWe had a perfect December meeting of the group today at Martin Place – a goregous day and a wonderful group of over 30 sketchers. As usual for one of these meetings I didn’t really get a chance to sketch much, but ended up with 4 very loose experimental sketches of the old Sydney...
CONTINUE READINGJust a quick post today to give you an update on my morning cafe visits. Last week I checked out a number of cafes but decided I liked the outlook and atmosphere of one in particular and have started frequenting that every morning. For my first 7 visits no one noticed that I was...
CONTINUE READINGPart 2 of my series on Fountain Pen Sketching – for the Introduction click here. Note: In this post I am primarily discussing fountain pen usage as it relates to ink and wash sketching with the goal to use a permanent line that will not be affected by the watercolour. You can do a...
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