FPN's PEN ART GALLERY

[northstar]

Ahmad, are you will not be offended if I say that instead of a lantern it would be more interesting to hang the sun there?

It would even have a deeper meaning.

Thanks.

 

Hello Andrew and thank you for your comment, the lantern goes with the crescent as its actually at night that "Eid" (which is the end of month of Ramazan) is declared when the crescent is seen in the skies (The crescent is "born" - thats the terminology we use).

 

Best regards.

[Andrew_L]

Thanks, Ahmad!

 

Another inkquarelle varioation from me on theme Don Hong-Oai:)

 

Baignol & Farjon Dip Nib, Dr. Ph. Martin's Bombay Black, Pentel Pocket Brush Pen, Pelikan Fount India, Brush #2, #6, #12, Diamine Matador, Schneider Violette, Clairefontaine 180gsm.

 

More on FB.

[Andrew_L]

Hi everyone!

 

New pen, new test,new ink and new "old Kyiv" sketch:)

 

Sailor ProGear, KWZ Wspomnienie znad Bałtyku (Baltic Memories), Double A(A4)

 

Sketch series of old KYIV with info(English present): http://lenskiy.org/2019/03/kyiv-is-the-capital-of-ukraine-welcome/

 

Detailed about pen (Cyrillic only, sorry): http://lenskiy.org/2019/06/modern-sailor-progear/

[NickiStew]

 

Twilight black on cartridge paper with Kaweco AC Sport. Need to get a new pair me thinks.

Edited June 13, 2019 by NickiStew

[Andrew_L]

Need to get a new pair me thinks.

 

undoubtedly

Cool!

[Andrew_L]

Another fountain pen, new test of ink and new sketch of "old" Kyiv

 

Parker Sonnet Cicele, Diamine Teal, Double A(A4)

 

http://lenskiy.org/2019/06/ground-m-to-xf-modern-parker-sonnet-cicele/

[taimdala]

Some more recent plein air sketches.

 

Swapped out a few inks in the palette again. Doyou isn't doing as well as I had been hoping--for such a dark ink, it doesn't leave much dye when evaporated. Definitely replacing it in the next rotation.

 

 

Some neat houses in an older neighbourhood

 

Turkish coffee

 

Rear face of Pittock Mansion

 

 

Defunct flume of some sort

 

 

**THUD!**

 

Oh my goodness, was that my jaw hitting the floor?

 

Yup.

 

These are GORGEOUS!

 

And of course, I'm all curious as to how you did them. Inks in bitty vials and painted on the paper with a brush? Or were they housed in pens, laying down several lines and then diluted into paint with a water brush? Or ... OMG! That Turkish Coffee painting, in particular, just makes me drool~! The filigree/lattice on the side panels alone makes me swoon!

 

Thank you so much for posting these. ^_^

 

Eeep, I think I need to go lie down .... I feel faint ...

 

 

[taimdala]

Another fountain pen, new test of ink and new sketch of "old" Kyiv

 

https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1560497022/f2dc0e4d/26882850.jpg

Parker Sonnet Cicele, Diamine Teal, Double A(A4)

 

more..

 

This is beautiful! (Even if I have to look at it lying down, as I recuperate from crahptacular's post.)

[taimdala]

Another fountain pen, new test of ink and new sketch of "old" Kyiv

 

https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1560497022/f2dc0e4d/26882850.jpg

Parker Sonnet Cicele, Diamine Teal, Double A(A4)

 

more..

 

 

ALSO: THANK YOU so MUCH for posting the materials, pen, and ink info. Very much appreciated.

[taimdala]

My, this thread has grown! I was busy with work and decided to log back in today.

 

Here is a piece I was working on for three sessions spread over six months, this was mixed medium of Pointed Pen with India Ink, Uniball 005, Masuyama Needlepoint in a Fosfor Sandalwood. This is Gustav Doré’s illustration from “London: A Pilgrimage “. Doré and Blanchard Jerrold travelled to London and visited night refuges, opium dens, cheap housing, etc. as described by Dickens in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”

 

 

 

 

Cross posted on my Instagram.

 

Six months? I believe it.

 

I don't know how Dore did it in his day and my hat's off to you, for doing this piece. Wow. Just ... wow!

[NickiStew]

 

More marine nonsense with Randall Blue Black

[Andrew_L]

Awesome, Nick, thanks!

[Andrew_L]

New work (architect nib), new pen, new sketch, new ink

 

Pelikan M200 SE Demonstrator with Architect nib BB & Architect nib M, Aurora Blue-Black, Double A(A4).

 

http://lenskiy.org/2019/07/ground-to-architect-nib-modern-pelikan-m200-special-edition-demonstrator-clear/

[RoyalBlueNotebooks]

I'm so glad I finally got access to a computer, I missed this thread so much. Thank you for your beautiful new works.

[Andrew_L]

Thanks, beauty Royal!

 

Omar Khayyam. Illustrated quotes (Cyrillic): http://lenskiy.org/2019/07/omar-khayyam-quotes/

 

http://lenskiy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/368_0708_QOTW_OmarKhayyam/_7080006sm_OmarKhayyamQuotes.jpg

 

Pelikan M200 with Architect nib M, Aurora Blue-Black, Double A(A4).

[melro]

I've been exercising my gothic script and thats where i've got so far.
Done with my trusty 1.1 stub Leonardo Momento Zero and Montblanc Red Fox
I would much appreciate criticism and tips on what i should be paying attention to get better!

[inkstainedruth]

I've been exercising my gothic script and thats where i've got so far.

Done with my trusty 1.1 stub Leonardo Momento Zero and Montblanc Red Fox

I would much appreciate criticism and tips on what i should be paying attention to get better!

 

 

 

 

 

My only suggestion is that you have to be a little more careful with the kerning (the spaces between letters). When I was taking calligraphy in college, the big issue for me was that -- and it will vary, not only between different hands but between individual letters. IIRC, you should have more space between a straight line letter (such as a lower case "t") and a round letter (such as an "o" or "e") that between two rounded letters; and the most between two straight letters. The spacing will not only make it easier to read, but also just visually look better on the page. But to do Gothic right, everything has to be really evenly spaced -- to have the spaces between (and within) letters the same width as the strokes themselves.

Gothic hands are a major PITA because so many strokes are verticals and you have to get the spacing just so (I actually find uncials much easier to do, myself).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[melro]

 

My only suggestion is that you have to be a little more careful with the kerning (the spaces between letters). When I was taking calligraphy in college, the big issue for me was that -- and it will vary, not only between different hands but between individual letters. IIRC, you should have more space between a straight line letter (such as a lower case "t") and a round letter (such as an "o" or "e") that between two rounded letters; and the most between two straight letters. The spacing will not only make it easier to read, but also just visually look better on the page. But to do Gothic right, everything has to be really evenly spaced -- to have the spaces between (and within) letters the same width as the strokes themselves.

Gothic hands are a major PITA because so many strokes are verticals and you have to get the spacing just so (I actually find uncials much easier to do, myself).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Thanks man! I've been thinking in getting a online class but havent made up my mind just yet.

About the kerning , I've heard about it but never tried looking for some theory. im surely going to make that now!

thanks so much

 

[Andrew_L]

After the break, I again turn back to you along with Kiev.

 

USSR Soyuz AR-96 "nail", Diamine Deep Dark Green, Double A(A4).

 

http://lenskiy.org/2019/07/modern-avtoruchka-soyuz-ar-96-ussr/

[Andrew_L]

Hi! And me again:)

 

Pelikan Souveran M800, Diamine Deep Dark Orange, Double A (A4).

 

http://lenskiy.org/2019/07/modern-pelikan-souveran-m800/