As an artist who creates art using materials sourced from both art shops and stationery shops – journals and art books are of great interest to me. Because, to fully embrace the fountain pen, journalling […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further it’s creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: Fountain pen ink artist
Diamine Hybrid Ink Exclusive!
Yes! This could be the first Diamine hybrid ink to be made available for general release. And it’s thanks to Bernardo Gomes of Fountain Pens UK that this opportunity has come about. Following on from […]
Herbin 350th Anniversary Gift Set
As part of their 350th Anniversary, Herbin have released a miniature 5 bottle ink gift set featuring the original vintage labels. Herbin started producing ink in 1670, making ink for King Louis XIV, the Sun […]
J Herbin 350th Anniversary Ink – Vert Atlantide
350 years of trading is commendable for any company. But let’s be honest, what Herbin inks may lack in dramatic chromo behaviours, they certainly blaze a trail in other areas. Over the last couple of […]
Pocket Notebooks for Ink Geeks
As a keen member of the United Inkdom meta review group, various pocket notebooks have been despatched to the group by our esteemed leader – His Purpleness Scribble Monboddo – to investigate and critique. I […]
My top 12 inks of 2019 – The Year Purple!
Although for some, 2019 has been a frustrating year – and Seitz Kreuznach picked up on that with their Diamine Bloody Brexit exclusive – for us Ink Geeks, it’s been absolutely ‘bloody’ fantastic! For those […]
Painting with Troublemaker Inks
I have just returned from 2 weeks cycling in the French Alps and when not on the bike enjoying the scenery, I had the opportunity to test out the new Troublemaker inks sent to me. […]
Troublemaker Inks
Based in Cebu, a province of the Philippines, Troublemaker Inks are a small ink studio producing some very exciting products. They have recently sent me their four newest colours which are very pleasing indeed… The […]
Mini Concertina Journal (50mm x 56mm) Hand Made
There are several objectives that I needed to achieve with this project: 1. I wanted to used a journal format to tell the story of a sailing voyage and to tell this story as a […]
Painting with Randall Blue/Black
Quick study of a dilapidated mooring post with rope on the River Medway riverside using Randall Blue Black, a Jackson’s rigger brush and bleach on a Bockingford 140lb smooth with line work using a Kaweco Stainless […]
