The Brighter Side of Pen and Ink Drawings

     Here is a sample of some pen and ink drawings made while I was held up in a halfway house for three months. These are a few of the good things that came out of that whole experience. 

    If you are thinking about doing something you know isn't very smart, my advice to you out there is, stay out of trouble and figure out what you want to do before the reality of what you are doing catches up with you. Besides there are plenty of other productive activities to focus ones energies on other than finding yourself locked up in a cell dreaming about life on the outside.

 Done in pen and ink with a grey oil pastel filled background on white lunch bags that were glued to a  9" x 12" bristol base.

In making these images I used a brush pen that the Pentel brand has out which produces a nice rich black line of varied thicknesses. The brush pen runs about $6 to $7 dollars a pop but if you don't mind spending a little more for a brush pen it's worth it plus I did these and about 5 more images before the ink ran out. Only down fall about this pen is that I don't think they sell refillable or replacement cartridges so one must purchase a brand new pen once it's all used up.

Here are a few pics of the pen and the tip.

I enjoy using traditional chinese brushes to create a varied line so it was a simple and fun transition when using this brush pen. The bristles that make up the tip are synthetic which seems to hold it's shape quite well during use.  I definitely recommend this brush pen if you like working with pen and ink :)