Five Guys.

I planned many times to show my appreciation of this wonderful burger place in Kingston, but something always didn't go the way I imagine, I either finish my burger completely or could not stay longer neglecting  my messmate. But this time since I went alone, all I had to do was to sustain curiosity of the other eaters and make unapproachable faces while sketching. I added color later with few Kuretake brushes and a little help of Namiki Falcon pen.
I tried "Five guys" in the City, it was no comparison. The ink I used experimental J.Herbin. Can't wait to finish my samples and go back to my ink routine.

Creek, shadow.

Ink, Kuretake brush pens, Kuretake 13, Namiki Falcon on Hahnemuhle torchon paper.

City street in Stillman&Birn.

First sketch in Stillman&Birn Beta series sketchbook. For some reason scanner made drawing more pale than in reality. I am pretty impressed with thick and textured paper, I love square format, it is 7"x7".  For some reason most sketchbooks anything but square, meanwhile square gives enough space for sky and you can choose composition freely.
 It said Extra Heavy Weight paper and paper took my ink washes easily, would be really good for watercolor.
I like that holes are squarish, attractive. If using pencil I would spray with clear matte finish to protect from smudges, especially if carrying in my bag.
Because it is opens so comfortably I am thinking I could use both sides of the page, than it makes it 50!
I barely hold myself from dragging layer of venetian plaster over the sketch, paper will take it, not sure how sketch will feel. I will hold on to this idea for something more bold.

City motif.

Spending some time in the City and managed not to get desirable bottle of ink, so used different leftovers and felt a bit sad. Thought what would I drew if it would be my last day? Sadly knew again this is not what I would want to draw. This is not what I would want to do. We live like it is eternity in front of us and we will have time to say, to do, to give what is really matters. Will we?

Noodler's pen.

Dragging sketchbook through the day, grabbing all I can catch in my few minutes here and there.  Appreciating my new Noodler's flex pen.

Interior.

Another quick sketch in Sepia before going for a drive.

Flippers.

Rainy evening, I didn't go anywhere, I drew my flippers, I prepared for a swim in the lake. On the top I did exercise from this wonderful book I am reading about Pen and Ink. I used a little bit of watercolor, sepia ink and Lamy Safari pen. Nib on Lamy Safari says EF extra fine, but if feels more like serious medium.

House, sketch from the car.

House. Still too much snow. Parked across on neighbor's property, thankfully he was not there. He is a nice guy, writer.  Drew with Kuretake pens and outline with Rotring Art pen. Sketch of pen bled through from previous page, thin paper.

Green combo pen/pencil, 1930.

This green marble combo fountain pen/pencil from 1930 is really good looking and would be fun to draw with if I only would be able to figure out how to refill pen side with ink. I have a wild guess that it should be this little fetus metal clip in the middle, if it pressed it will squeeze the sock.  Didn't try it yet. Underneath is Poly Prep, school, drawn with flat brush and ink. I love flat brushes. Should do something on different paper with it.

Hero pen with ballerina nib, people asked me about.

Hero M86 pen with bent forward nib, very good for quick sketching, because gives you different width of the line, when you turn it around. I love the way it looks too.

Traffic light.

Used Hero pen with ballerina nib, turning on both sides, getting different line width, in my red Moleskine. This is the last spread. I have one more page left, already part of the jacket... Why fall is so upsetting, even smell of coffee doesn't help?

Street food.

Corner with street food cart under the train.  Little parking receipt.

Hats.

Pen and pencils in Moleskine sketch.

Quick.

While coffee brews.

Dunkin Donuts in the City with Hero pen.

I got really interesting calligraphy fountain pen, Hero M86 Chinese pen with bended nib, standing like a ballerina on her toes (very cheap, $12). Here I used it both ways and difference in thickness is amazing. I saw it by Tia from Singapore on Flickr and loved her line work. Here added some touches of markers. Never thought I'll end up using markers in my sketches.

Lake.

Colgate Lake. Watercolor and ink.

Yellow car.

Cute yellow car in Midwood, Brooklyn. Used my new small Parker pen, I got for 10 bucks on Ebay in Moleskine plain.

Rotunda.

Sketch of rotunda for mural on right side of the pool room. Today I drew it in this wonderful Japanese chalk, I got recently on Jetpens. Here ink and Rotring pen in Moleskine.  Previous sketch was disassembled for 2 murals across each other.

College at night.

Few minute sketch outside of Starbucks, while waiting.

On Campus.

Again, I didn't mind my daughter to take 10 min to come down to the car, because I sketched with ink this typical sunday morning  on campus.