Category: Pen & Ink
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Eye Candy for Today: Francesco Novelli ink and wash drawing
Diana and Her Hounds, Francesco Novelli Pen and black ink with brown wash; roughly 5 x 4″ (13 x 10 cm); in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum. I don’t know much about Francesco Novelli, who was active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, but I find this drawing interesting for…
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Rendering in Pen and Ink by Arthur L. Guptill
Pen and ink is a medium with a long history, but despite some modern revival in interest (as evidenced by the current internet-wide exercise of Inktober), its importance has faded from its time as a major drawing medium for Renaissance and Baroque masters, and its strong popularity as a medium for illustration during the late…
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Inktober 2018
Today is October 1, the first day of “inktober” 2018. For more information on what Inktober is, and how to participate or just enjoy, see my previous post on Inktober.
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Yuko Shimizu (update)
Yuko Shimizu is an illustrator who I first profiled in 2007, mentioned again in 2010, and featured prominently in the article I wrote on contemporary illustrators for the Summer 2013 issue of Drawing Magazine. Shimizu (not to be confused with the Japanese designer with the same name who created “Hello Kitty”) is orignally from Japan…
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Eye Candy for Today: Van Gogh pen & watercolor sketches
Gate at the Paris Ramparts, Entrance to the Moulin de la Galette, Vincent van Gogh Pencil, pen & ink, watercolor & gouache on paper, roughly 9 x 12″ (24 x 32 cm) and 12 x 9″ (31 x 24 cm), respectively. As I’ve mentioned in my previous posts on “Not the usual Van Goghs“, in…
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Eye Candy for Today: Samuel Palmer ink and watercolor drawing
Oak Tree and Beech, Lullingstone Park, Samuel Palmer Pen and brown ink, with gouache an watercolor on toned paper, roughly 12 x 18 inches (30 x 47 cm); in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum, NY. Use the “Zoom Image” or “Download Image” links on their page to view larger. I love the…