Pen and Ink

Getting Started: Seeing Simple Shapes, Part 2

Continuing on from Part 1, which you can read here, I want to show you another…
Testing My Current Inks for Water Resistence

I did this test last week because I’d like to be able to combine dip pen…
Quick Sketching At The Arcata Marsh, Humboldt County, California

I had some time between appointments on Tuesday so I went to the Arcata Marsh, which…
Trees And Plants- Nib Try-outs

I’ve spent the last three mornings “test driving” a variety of dip pen nibs. There are…
New Nib Try-outs! And A Step-by-Step Demo.

This last couple of months or so I’ve been working my way through the nibs I’ve…
Combining Pen And Ink Sketches & Lettering

I’ve been having fun getting back to not only sketching and drawing in dip pen and…
Working With A Two-Nib Technique

I got my dip pen and ink out this past Friday morning after toning some canvas…
Dip Pen Nib Try-outs

After a 20+ year hiatus while I focused on oil painting (which I’ll still be doing…
Getting Started: Good Pens For Beginners, Part 1

There are zillions of pens to choose from out there. In the photo above are, from…