Last 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...
CONTINUE READINGAfter 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...
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