Category Archives: Art Work

Millie’s flora and fauna 

  Millie Marotta is a hugely popular illustrator and her idiosyncratic drawings of the world’s wonderful creatures will draw you in. Millie’s Animal Kingdom offers a range of beautiful illustration on quality paper to personalise and make your own. The artist’s intricate style of illustration will get you itching for a pen, whether it’s to add toContinue reading “Millie’s flora and fauna “

Franziska Schenk: 

 Franziska Schenk, artist in residence at the Schools of Bioscience and Physics at the University of Birmingham, is attempting to overcome this incompatibility by studying the ingenious ways in which a wide range of iridescent effects are created in the animal world. As iridescent ‘pigments’ mirror Nature’s design, biomimetics can offer vital clues onContinue reading “Franziska Schenk: “

Following Hogarth.

Hogarth was born in London 1697 and died in 1764. He started his career making trade cards. In his spare time, he did sketches of people around him and friends. He recorded life in the London streets unknowingly beginning the start as a reportage artist. He married the daughter of Sir James Thornhil who wasContinue reading “Following Hogarth.”

Using Ink

  There are many pens on the market that you can choose from. Or if you are the adventurous type you may decide to make your own from feathers the way our forefathers did. You might also try different sticks, reeds, bamboo or other exotic materials. The crow quill dip pens and metal replacement pointsContinue reading “Using Ink”