stillman and birn – SketchWild

August Flowers In Pen And Ink

I sketched some of the flowers in our garden yesterday morning and worked directly with the pen, no pencil underdrawing. From sitting in one spot on my rucksack/stool I did Gaura Lindhemeri, Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ and the still-green seed heads of a Papaver somniferum. I used a Pilot Kakuno pen with a Pilot Black Namiki cartridge […]

My Current Field Sketching Kit: Dry Media

This is my “grab and go” kit. It and a 7×5″ sketchbook will fit in my purse. The zip pouch is from Global Art and, as you’ll see I use quite a few of them for dry media in various combinations. Contents:1 Copic Multiliner SP 0.1 pen1 Pilot fountain pen, extra fine nib (EF)1 Platinum […]