An Old Pen travels the Pacific Northwest

[penwash]

When it comes to using my pens, I have a simple rule. Enjoy it.

Just went back from a road trip where I took one fountain pen, one ink, and a stack of drawing paper cut to postcard-size. And the photo below is what I came back with.

 

Yes, that old Conklin Endura did all the sketches, one for each day on the trip (roughly). I find that when I liberate myself from choices, I ended up enjoying using my pens (and the trip) a lot more.

I wrote a bit on the trip, explaining each of the sketch here.

 

[inkstainedruth]

Lovely work!  Thanks for posting the link to your blog because I was about to ask what ink you used (I have a couple of the Anderillum inks but haven't tried them yet).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Arcadian]

That is lovely! Oh, how I wish I could draw...  

 

 - P. 

[penwash]

On 8/17/2023 at 1:46 PM, inkstainedruth said:

Lovely work!  Thanks for posting the link to your blog because I was about to ask what ink you used (I have a couple of the Anderillum inks but haven't tried them yet).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Thank you, Ruth!

I like Anderillium inks.

 

On 9/12/2023 at 9:47 AM, Arcadian said:

That is lovely! Oh, how I wish I could draw...  

 

 - P. 

 

Try it, then if you enjoy the process, there's no reason to stop