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[GlenV]

Your line drawing is amazing, Andrew, I am sorry that your country has been suffering so, your work keeps the struggle so clear for those of us far away from it. 

[Andrew_L]

Thank you for support and warm words!

[Andrew_L]

Andriy Pilshchikov, nicknamed “Juice” – warrior and pilot – who tragically died on August 25 in Zhytomyr Region, was an ace and the embodiment of the image of the “Ghost of Kyiv”.

 

(vtg. Waterman's Standard Slim/Lady, Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Browm, Double A(A4))

 

Review: http://lenskiy.org/2023/09/watermans-standard-lady-w-glass-cartridges-modern-adapted/

 

[Andrew_L]

Yuriy Samanyuk was a warrior of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “It is very difficult to keep the light in yourself when there is complete darkness around, but he held that light”

 

(Pilot Capless VP Carbonesque, Robert Oster Graphite, Double A(A4))

 

http://lenskiy.org/2023/07/modern-pilot-vanishing-point-pilot-capless-vp/

[Andrew_L]

Just portrait...

 

(vtg. Waterman's Standard Slim/Lady, vtg. Waterman's Luminouse Blue, Double A(A4))

 

http://lenskiy.org/2023/09/watermans-standard-lady-w-glass-cartridges-modern-adapted/

 

[Andrew_L]

Maksym Zaichenko.

 

(Montblanc 144 Gen.2, Monteverde Gemstone Olivine, Double A(A4))

 

Full review: http://lenskiy.org/2023/10/montblanc-meisterstuck-144-gen-2/

[Andrew_L]

Yehor Golovchanskyi died near the village of Arkhangelske, Kherson region.

 

(Avtoruchka AR-65 Soyuz USSR, vtg. Waterman's Luminouse Blue, Double A(A4))

 

Full review: http://lenskiy.org/2023/10/avtoruchka-soyuz-ussr-ar-65/

 

[Andrew_L]

During the assault, a hero, a warrior, a man with a capital letter, a fighter of the second company, Danylo Buryak, nicknamed “Hollywood”, died in a shooting battle.

 

(Avtoruchla AR-17 MZZP, Pelikan Edelstein Olivine, Double A(A4))

 

Review: http://lenskiy.org/2019/09/modern-autopen-mzpp-ussr-ar-17/

 

[Andrew_L]

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhnyi awarded the “Golden Cross” badge to a marine from Ternopil Oblast, guitarist of the band “Haydamaki” Andriy Sleptsov.

 

(USSR "Kharkiv's" AR-806 "Shark tail", Diamine Red Dragon, Double A(A4))

 

Review: http://lenskiy.org/2018/10/modern-kharkov-ar95-shark-tail/

 

[OldTravelingShoe]

(It's been a while. I wish I could have returned earlier, but am nonetheless very glad to be back here. @Andrew_L, all, amazing drawings!)

 

Here is a drawing I made on the spot, an old church in the Netherlands: The Oude Helenakerk, likely already built by the XII-th century.

 

 

🖋️ Pilot Elite pocket pen, sterling silver, cisélé (plaid, blackened grooves). Large, Custom-style nib, made in May 1972, 18K-gold nib, FM tipping. Draws smoothly, with good feedback for control, and proper thin lines. 

🎨 Pilot Iroshizuku Take-Sumi (washable black).

📜 Canson Art Book Montval, 300 gsm (98 lb), 20 x 20 cm (7.9 x 7.9").

 

Hope you enjoy my amateur art. I know I enjoyed the process very much 😁

[Astronymus]

Very nice.

[OldTravelingShoe]

I got an afternoon to tend about pens, so I draw a tram. Figure 1 shows the drawing; Figure 2, the tools next to said drawing. 

 

Figure 1. That tram in Coimbra, Portugal.

 

Figure 2. Tools of the trade. See text for description. 

 

Perhaps this helps others:

✒️Sailor Fude DE Mannen Dark Blue (45° fude, purple) 
✒️Jinhao 9019 transparent with M nib, after serious nib work to make it run (yellow) 
✒️ Opus 88 with 1.5 Stub (black)
🪥 Two square waterbrushes, one Arteza 1 cm wide, the other Sakura Koi 0.5 cm (M) 
📜 Clairefontaine Aquapad / Watercolor paperpad, cold pressed, middle grain, 300 gsm
🎨 Diamine Amazing Amethyst (purple) 
🎨 Akkerman Gele Oker van Vermeer (yellow-orange) 
🎨 Sailor Kiwa-Guro (permanent black)

 

Comments are most welcome. Looking forward to other wonderful drawings from this community. 

[Astronymus]

One can hear the dingdingding. 👍

[OldTravelingShoe]

32 minutes ago, Astronymus said:

One can hear the dingdingding. 👍

Hehe 🤗

[inkstainedruth]

What a fun drawing!  I like it!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Andrew_L]

Sapper Andriy Ilkiv, who lost his leg and renounced the status of a war veteran in order to return to his dangerous work.

 

 

(Andrew Lensky "Tribute" fp, vtg. Waterman's Luminouse Blue, Double A(A4))

 

Review: http://lenskiy.org/2023/11/own-my-first-fully-designed-and-self-made-fountain-pen/

[inkstainedruth]

Wow!  Truly a hero, then....

And your artwork continues to be an inspiration as well.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[OldTravelingShoe]

Fantastic work, @Andrew_L@Andrew_L, thank you for sharing! 

 

 

[OldTravelingShoe]

Seasonal food: Sarmale (stuffed cabbage) with mămăligă (polenta), cârnat (sausage), varză călită (cooked cabbage), șunculiță (cured ham), plus boia (spicy paprika), piper (pepper), ardei iute întreg (hot pepper on the stalk), foaie de dafin (bay leaf), mirodenii în sos (lots more spices). The plate must be full to the brim or it's not done the right way. With smântână (sour cream) on the side.

 

 

Enjoy!

 

[Andrew_L]

This is exactly what the faces of Ukraine look like now, the faces of our defenders.

 

 

(Pilot Custom Urushi, Taccia Nakabayashi Ukiyo-e II, Double A(A4))

 

Full review: http://lenskiy.org/2023/12/modern-pilot-custom-urushi-vermillion-custom-feed-and-nib/

 

ps: Merry Christmas!