I was honoured to be asked to provide the unique and iconic lettering for the Broadway production of ‘Diana A True Musical Story’. The brief was to create abstract freeform brush scripts that would compliment […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: Quink
The Big Brush
A few years back, while a sessional tutor at the University for the Creative Arts, I thought it would be fun the build a giant calligraphy brush to explore the subject of unpredictability and chance […]
ONLINE COURSE NOW AVAILABLE!
I’m delighted to announce that at long last, Fountain Pen Ink Art – The Basics – is now available online from Udemy. With a large international audience unable to realistically attend workshops in the UK, this is […]
Fiddler on the Roof
When Bob King Creative approached me to help supply the lettering for the latest West End production of Fiddler on the Roof I was over the moon when he mentioned that he’d like to achieve […]
Modern Calligraphy and Ink Swatches
Following on from my participation in Inktober 2018, I was contacted by Ethan Lodics, a gifted composer, artistic director and guitar player living and working in North Carolina, USA. As a self confessed ink geek […]
A story with no words
Just now and again it’s fun to do something just a little bit ‘off the wall’. I recently got hold of some concertina sketch books and decided to create a story using Quink and bleach… only […]
Stormy Scene with Quink and Bleach
This is for a show later this month featuring a wide range of artists and mediums all attempting to interpret the word ‘SKY’. I’ve used Parker Quink ink, fully utilising its’ chromatography. Highlights created with […]
Diamine 150th Anniversary Ink Test Swatches
And here are the most recent eight Diamine 150th Anniversary fountain pen ink colours. These are rich vivid inks with stacks of excellent chromatography, sheening and bleach reaction. If there is one weak link from […]
Pure Pens Ink Swatch Tests
As a member of United Inkdom I was invited to test this new range of inks from Pure Pens. I can assure you that Pure Pens know their stuff and I’d have been very surprised […]
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