It’s been seven years since I started my investigation into fountain pen inks! So, as part of the Medway Open Studios & Arts Festival my studio will be open from Saturday 2nd until Saturday 9th July 2022. […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further it’s creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Author: Nick Stewart
I create art using fountain pen inks and bleach. My techniques epitomise the whole ethos of ‘less is more’ and demonstrate how much one can achieve using very little. It is also a medium that is very much serendipity led and the beauty of the final outcomes are often dictated by this.
TAYLOR – a creative collaboration
It’s been seven years since I embarked on this personal investigation into fountain pen ink, and it’s been an enlightening journey to say the least. So, in conjunction with my first ever fountain pen ink […]
CULT PENS FLOWER INKS swatch tests
As part of the United Inkdom meta review group, I have been asked to swatch test the fairly new Cult Pens Diamine exclusive Flower Inks collection. This Cult Pens exclusive ten ink collection is a […]
Diamine Exclusive – KOPI O KAW
Introducing Kopi O Kaw. A Diamine coffee fragrant extreme sheen exclusive for Pen Gallery. Kopi O Kaw is a deep brown sheening ink and the third Diamine exclusive from Pen Gallery. The ink bleeds out browns […]
The nuance of FOUNTAIN PEN ink art
In a modern age that is increasingly becoming more black and white, fountain pen inks are packed full of tonal subtlety and are a fabulous visual reminder of just how important and relevant nuance is […]
Kobe Fountain Pen Inks 55-80 swatch tests
Welcome to my final post of Kobe fountain pen ink swatch tests, made by one of the world’s most revered fountain pen ink creators… Sailor. As it’s been a bit a frantic of late and […]
Scribo Inks swatch tests
By way of introduction Scribo is a young Italian brand with a long history. Their fountain pen ink range consists of 13 dye based inks that come in square glass stackable 90ml bottles. This particular swatch […]
Kobe Fountain Pen Inks 37-54 swatch tests
Welcome to my fifth post of Kobe fountain pen ink swatch tests, made by one of the world’s most revered fountain pen ink creators… Sailor. As it’s been a bit a frantic of late and […]
Kobe Fountain Pen Inks 28-36 swatch tests
Welcome to my fourth post of Kobe fountain pen ink swatch tests, made by one of the world’s most revered fountain pen ink creators… Sailor. When Anja from Papier und Stift asked me if I’d […]
Cult Pens VINTA Inks LOVE POTIONS
Welcome to four more Cult Pens Vinta exclusives. Known as the love potions the set consists of: two standard inks – My Heart Is (pink) and Cupid in the Sky (blue) and two shimmers – […]
FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART 