This is the start of what I hope will be the first of many Q&As with creatives and producers who are all pushing the boundaries of fountain pen ink and bleach in creative practice. First […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Category: ART
Creating art by mixing different brands and ink types together
Ever wondered if you could you mix different ink brands and at the same time mix standard, shimmer and sheen inks together and create a fabulous range of unique hues for illustration and painting? I […]
Octopus Fluids Sheening Inks Review
Just when you thought sheening inks had possibly submitted to shimmer and chameleon inks, Octopus Fluids have released a lovely edition of six sheening colours and very kindly sent me some to play with. Octopus […]
Cult Pens – Nick Stewart Ink Art Bundle
I’m delighted to announce that at long last a Fountain Pen Ink Art bundle is finally available – all packaged up in a classy Cult Pens canvas wrap! I frequently get asked about sourcing the […]
CLASSIC BOATOBER – INKTOBER 2023 Review
This year I decided to have yet another go at Inktober but this time, ditch the source sheet and do something that I have wanted to do for a while – illustrate some classic gaff […]
Totally Cult Pen Crackers!
Earlier this year Claire and Andrew at Cult Pens got in touch and asked if I’d like to ‘have a go’ at creating some Christmas Crackers for them. The brief consisted of a printer’s cutter […]
Fountain Pen Ink Illustrations feature in new GREAT DIXTER House & Gardens BROCHURE
A new brochure created for the internationally renowned Great Dixter House and Gardens at Northiam near Rye, East Sussex, has just been launched and features illustrations and a map created entirely with fountain pen inks. […]
Got my work included in the Briem Report 2022
Towards the end of 2022, I was contacted by the renowned lettering guru Gunnlaugur SE Briem. Gunnlaugur has dedicated his life to the study of all things lettering. In fact I first came across him […]
TOM’S STUDIO Pocket FOUNTAIN PEN
Tom’s Studio have sent me one of their new pocket fountain pens to play with. Sending me stuff to fiddle with doesn’t guarantee a positive review and to send a pocket fountain pen to a […]
TOM’S STUDIO Pro Flex STUDIO FOUNTAIN PEN
For anyone seriously into illustration and calligraphy, the search for that one true flex nib fountain pen that can properly do both is an ongoing quest. With a lifelong interest in both disciplines, to achieve […]
