Beach Parasols (sketch)

Beach Parasols (sketch)

Although our Italian holiday turned out to be not much of a holiday at all, we did get to the beach a few times. The most striking thing about where we went were the bright orange parasols standing out against the cloudless blue sky. This was a quick sketch using a Pilot Hi-Tec-C refill in…

Italian Horizon (sketch)

Italian Horizon (sketch)

Julia and I arrived in Italy on Monday 22nd August. At 3.30am on the following night we woke up to what a huge roaring sound, the room shaking wildly and plaster falling on our heads. We were lucky, it scared us and put an end to the relaxing time we’d hoped for but we weren’t…

Hallsands (sketch)

Hallsands (sketch)

Here’s what’s left of South Hallsands, Start Bay, Devon. The village was swallowed up by the sea. Julia and I saw this abandoned place when we went to visit Peter Cattermole of Start Bay Notebooks.

Guest Post: Artistic Ways of Using Fountain Pen Ink, with S. Jane Mills

Guest Post: Artistic Ways of Using Fountain Pen Ink, with S. Jane Mills

S. Jane Mills runs one of my favourite blogs: Sketches and Studies. Her Quote Monday pictures are thought provoking and showcase Jane’s inspirational and imaginative art. I’m very honoured that she took the time to write such a fantastic post for Pens! Paper! Pencils! combining two of my most favourite things: fountain pens and art.…

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