Rodrick

Quick fountain pen portrait sketch in my "doodle-Moleskine". Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Snelle vulpen portret schets. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Steve

Quick fountain pen portrait sketches #19. Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. I wouldn't mind a serious (cross) hatching-course. I tend to make a mess out of it. Snelle vulpen portret schetsen #19. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Gary

Quick sketches, one with fountain pen and one with a combination of brush pen, wax pastel on grained paper (21 x 21 cm). Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Snelle schetsen, een met vulpen en een met een combinatie van penseelpen en Neocolor II waspastels. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Guitar Trio

Quick sketches with different materials: markers, fountain pen and wax pastel. Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Snelle schetsen met verschillende materialen: viltstiften, vulpen en Neocolor II waspastels. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Mariah

Quick fountain pen portrait sketches #15. Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Adding colour didn't really work out the way I wanted to. Snelle vulpen portret schetsen #15. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Barbara

Quick fountain pen portrait sketches #12. Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Snelle vulpen portret schetsen #12. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Kate

Quick fountain pen portrait sketches #10. Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Kate's photo with a striking striped sweater and her description in which she says she is an avid surfer inspired me to give it this twist. Concerning the waves, I tried to add a touch of Hiroshige. Snelle vulpen portret schetsen #10. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Kevin

Quick fountain pen portrait sketches #4. Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Snelle vulpen portret schetsen #4. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Waiting for the Maestro

Another sketch inspired by aspects of Bonnards work as seen in a recent exhibition, particularly an interior scene, perspective, a faithful little (dachshund) dog and a cat demanding attention. It started out as a quick preliminary sketch of this idea I had for a watercolour, but I got a bit carried away drawing with my new fountain pen and eventually decided to just leave it as it is and do a separate watercolour version later on.

Fountain pen portrait sketches

Quick fountain pen portrait sketches #1. Trying to get a grip on drawing with a fountain pen that I got as a birthday present (November 7th) I decided to start doing quick portrait sketches with it on a regular basis (preferably every day). With no preliminary measuring or sketching and little opportunity for corrections because of the factual definiteness of the ink lines I also hope to improve my hand-eye coordination in combination with portraiture skills. And for the rest it's just accepting mistakes that occur and hoping to learn from them. The person portrayed is Jerry, a member of Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Snelle vulpen portret schetsen #1. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.