FPN's PEN ART GALLERY

[Andrew_L]

4 hours ago, Frank C said:

good nib, and it has to fit my hand well

 

I love soft flexible nibs and I feel comfortable writing with them at least quickly, at least slowly, at least to draw. But sometimes magic happens and I like hard(rigid) nib too

 

"Come on, let me look at your Montblanc 149 Calligraphy, Frank"

 

(Montegrappa Fortuna, Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black, Double A(A4))

 

http://lenskiy.org/2021/07/modern-montegrappa-fortuna/

http://lenskiy.org/2020/04/celebrity-practice/

[Frank C]

4 hours ago, Andrew_L said:

 

I love soft flexible nibs and I feel comfortable writing with them at least quickly, at least slowly, at least to draw. But sometimes magic happens and I like hard(rigid) nib too

 

"Come on, let me look at your Montblanc 149 Calligraphy, Frank"

(Montegrappa Fortuna, Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black, Double A(A4))

 

http://lenskiy.org/2021/07/modern-montegrappa-fortuna/

http://lenskiy.org/2020/04/celebrity-practice/

Any chance that you'll be in Las Vegas anytime soon? Will you be at the San Francisco Pen Show? I don't have any trips planned to Kyiv in the near future, or even a trip to Europe; traveling during Covid-19 is best avoided in my opinion.  

 

I'm sure that you could bring out the best that a Montblanc Calligraphy 149 has to offer. 

[Andrew_L]

Thanks Frank, it was a drawing joke :). Yes, now is such a time that think about the need to travel to a neighboring city, but don't even think about traveling abroad, especially to another continent :(.

 

"... what you know isn't always what's important." - The Queen's Gambit

 

(custom Pelikan M101N nib unit, Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi, Double A(A4))

 

Work: http://lenskiy.org/2021/07/ground-f-to-uef-modern-replacement-pelikan-m101n-nib-unit/

[Frank C]

2 hours ago, Andrew_L said:

Thanks Frank, it was a drawing joke :). Yes, now is such a time that think about the need to travel to a neighboring city, but don't even think about traveling abroad, especially to another continent :(.

 

I appreciate the effort that went into your drawing. I would like for you to be able to try (and buy) a Calligraphy 149. 

 

I have "met" many nice, interesting people all over the world through FPN. I would love to travel to Kyiv to have a cup of coffee with you—or a shot of vodka. I enjoy your drawings and the stories behind them. I read the link provided with the drawing of the pretty lady above—you seem to enjoy drawing pretty women—I enjoy looking at them.

 

I have several Pelikan M101Ns. They are great pens. The story of grinding the nib the nib to UEF was interesting. I have noticed that many of my fountain pens have asymmetrical nibs. I guess this is just the result of modern mass production and subsequent lack of quality control. 

 

I hope that you continue posting your drawings and background stories. 

[Andrew_L]

Thanks for all the wishes. Yes, I agree with you, mass production and cost reduction leave their mark on quality. I will definitely post something for a while times, because the world is full of wonders :). I hope that someday I will have the opportunity to try a Calligraphic nib.

 

Someone of the cheerful FPNers

 

(Conklin Omniflex custom to Italic EF, Diamine Matador, Double A(A4))

 

Details: http://lenskiy.org/2021/07/ground-to-italic-ef-modern-conklin-omniflex/

 

ps: I love to draw not only beautiful girls, I just love to draw by fountain pens

 

pss: Yes, welcome to Kiev. I would love to drink coffee, but in this heat, lemonade is better. I do not drink vodka, maximum red wine - I am for a healthy lifestyle :)!

[Andrew_L]

@kimkanone__ challenge on Instagram:)

 

(Conklin Stub 1.1 to Italic EF, Pelikan Edelstein Olivine, Double A(A4))

 

Details about: http://lenskiy.org/2021/07/ground-to-italic-ef-modern-conklin-stub-1-1/

[penlady1961]

Some of you should be illustrating books . Yes you all are very talented .

[Andrew_L]

Updates. handmade postcards: Huntington

 

(custom Pelikan M101N nib unit, Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi, Double A(A4))

 

More: http://lenskiy.org/2021/07/updates-7-huntington-postards/

 

[Andrew_L]

Franco, gondoliere e insegnante

 

(Montegrappa Privilege Deco Oversize, Pilot Namiki Blue, Double A(A4))

 

Full review: http://lenskiy.org/2021/07/modern-montegrappa-privilege-deco-oversize/

[Frank C]

Thanks for the post cards and the gondoliere. At first, I thought he was Bono of U2; it must have been the glasses.

[Andrew_L]

7 hours ago, Frank C said:

I thought he was Bono

 

Thanks! Oh, right, Bono I haven't drawn yet

[GlenV]

When learning birds this was named the Audubon Warbler, from a picture I took this year, trying out Platinum Carbon ink for resistance to watercolor, this is a great ink for water resistance. 

[Andrew_L]

6 hours ago, GlenV said:

from a picture I took this year

 

It's a very cool, Glen!

Platinum Carbon is the best black waterproof ink, especially for illustrators.

[mizgeorge]

6 hours ago, GlenV said:

When learning birds this was named the Audubon Warbler, from a picture I took this year, trying out Platinum Carbon ink for resistance to watercolor, this is a great ink for water resistance. 

Beautiful

[Frank C]

14 hours ago, GlenV said:

When learning birds this was named the Audubon Warbler, from a picture I took this year, trying out Platinum Carbon ink for resistance to watercolor, this is a great ink for water resistance. 

I really like all these pen and ink drawings. This one is reminiscent of John James Audubon's originals. 

[GlenV]

Thank you Andrew L, mizgeorge, and Frank C

This is a fun way to draw birds, you can still get fresh watercolors with the ink. 
Interestingly we had just been to a museum to see an Audubon exhibit and I started drawing it before realizing (since its been known as the Yellow Rumped Warbler for a long time along with the “Myrtle”)  that this was the “Audubon’s” ha

[Andrew_L]

(Avtoruchka Soyuz AR-102, Pilot Namiki Black, Double A(A4))

 

Review: http://lenskiy.org/2021/08/modern-avtoruchka-soyuz-ar-102-ussr/

 

[Andrew_L]

 Alan Schaller theme "London brutalist"

 

(Visconti Homo Sapiens Dark Age Midi, vtg. Waterman's Luminouse Bleu, Double A(A4))

 

Full review: http://lenskiy.org/2021/08/modern-visconti-homo-sapiens-dark-age-midi/

[Frank C]

I've always appreciated brutalist architecture. All the straight lines stand out in pen and ink drawings. Thanks for posting this. 

[ParramattaPaul]

3 hours ago, Andrew_L said:

 Alan Schaller theme "London brutalist"

 

(Visconti Homo Sapiens Dark Age Midi, vtg. Waterman's Luminouse Bleu, Double A(A4))

 

Full review: http://lenskiy.org/2021/08/modern-visconti-homo-sapiens-dark-age-midi/

The shading is nicely done.  Brilliant work Mate.