Why is Calligraphy Ink Expensive? As a calligrapher I am heavily dependent on good ink. Good ink is a treasure, but also a necessity. Good ink yields better results, especially when doing brush style calligraphy. It is even more imperative for achieving the range of tones needed in brush style painting. A good ink …
Winter Solstice, Yule, Shabe-e Yalda, Dongzhi: Whatever name you call it, the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere falls somewhere around December 21st. No doubt for as long as humans have been around they have kept the fires burning on these dark nights of the year. Shab-e Yalda is an ancient Iranian …
The type of pen to be used depends primarily on what type of calligraphy you wish to undertake. The fountain pen has made something of a comeback, and in its classic form is useful for a graceful cursive handwriting: The cursive script style that is currently very popular features a greater variation between thin …
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Ichetucknee Springs Trestle Point 2 Ichetucknee Live Oak Ichetucknee Forest Path Ichetucknee Headspring Reflections Ichetucknee Headsprings Ichetucknee Springs Trestle Point 1 Blue Hole Spring at the Ichetucknee Blue Hole Radiance Eel Grass Fallen Tree and River Grass Ichetucknee Spring Run Under Water at the Ichetucknee Ichetucknee Springs Suite of original watercolors is inspired by my …
This is a simple drawing that I made of a place in the mountains where I grew up. Simplicity: there is almost no colour, the drawing is made up of only of lines and basic forms, there are no extraneous details such as trees or buildings; there are no walls or fence lines; there aren’t …
