sailor cosmos

New Pen Day – Sailor Purple Cosmos

Its nice to get 2 packages in one day. Main was a new Sailor Purple Cosmos fountain pen and the other package was with fountain pen ink. The Sailor Cosmos pen is a limited edition and a bit tough to find online. I found a shop in Italy and had it shipped from there. It …

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PLATINUM Izumo Tamenuri Fountain Pen akatame

Fountain Pens

I enjoy all Japanese culture. From Japanese knives to paper, pens, art and movies. As you can see from both my drawing posts and my work and personal journaling I love fountain pens. The new pen as seen above is Platinum Izumo Tamenuri Akatame Urushi. A larger sized resin based fountain pen. With a nib from …

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drawing

Noodling Around

Not many updates from my last post on drawing called Working on Improving the Sensor Behind my Eyes. The ink used in the above drawing is called J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor 1670 Anniversary Ink. Its a really cool looking fountain pen ink, not water proof. Love this ink! The second image is just a quick …

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drawing & sketching along with photography

Working on Improving the sensor behind my eyes

Somehow and someday I was going to come back to the “drawing board”. Been drawing a bit on and off for many years – never dedicated, not consistently and never enrolled in a drawing or art class. So, Im working on drawing, urban sketching and some watercolor painting….. you can move from mediocre to good …

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