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.
Tag: illustration
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 […]
Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
Created with Nick Stewart Twilight Black fountain pen ink in Rhodia Pen and Ink Wash book with watercolour brush and a Noodler’s Creaper pen. And HEY! If you’re interested to know more about how to […]
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 […]
Art Journaling with just one ink
In the early part of the 19th century, following the Napoleonic wars, Europe and the surrounding nations enjoyed a period of stability. For the more fortunate ‘the Tour of Europe’ was as good as mandatory […]
More Marine Painting with Randall Blue/Black
Close Hauled! Painted with Randall Blue Black Fountain Pen Ink using a KUM Memory Point 10 on Bockingford 140lb with line work using a Kaweco Stainless Steel Sport with an extra fine gold nib. If […]
Knackered sailing gloves in Twilight Black
Tired sailing gloves. Twilight Black fountain ink with highlights using bleach on Cartridge paper with KUM brushes and Kaweco AC Sport. This is a black ink I designed with subtle chromatic qualities of blue grey […]
Manga meets Sailor Ink Studio 123
I recently visited the Manga exhibition at the British Museum, to see if Manga could embrace fountain pen ink. This is a very quick study using a Noodler’s creeper pen on Bockingford with Sailor Ink […]
Marine Painting with Randall Blue/Black
As a keen sailor and artist, there’s nothing quite like getting stuck into a marine painting. I knew when Randall Blue Black was created that it would be a very good writing ink, but what […]
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