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The booth of Henry’s Farm, Evanston Farmers Market. Fountain pen and Pitt Artist Pens on a Rhodia unlined notebook.
The old soldier, ears thoroughly bitten, shy a few teeth, still keeps vigil over his domain.
Given the less than appealing name Stinky due to his feisty nature when we got him. What would you expect. The critter was feral. I’ve never come up with a substitute name and refuse to use that one. I haven’t been swatted in over two years and he usually comes over to rub against my leg and let me scratch behind his ears. I make use of Old Man, Dude, Buddy. The nameless wrangler that helped send the rats packing, patrols the complex, and has mellowed considerably. Well, the squirrels would argue with that last part. I could call him Sheriff. Or Sharif, after Omar.
Fountain Pen and Pitt Artist Pens on a Rhodia unlined notebook.
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An exhibit most definitely worth your time and $10 is at The Pritzker Military Museum & Library of the great combat and op ed artist, Bill Mauldin.
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My sketch of Mauldin drawing on site. Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pens on a Rhodia unlined notebook.
A drawing over half a century old which couldn’t be more relevant today.
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Early summer and I find myself back in cafes after a long illustration assignment and when COVID-19 restrictions arrive relaxing.
  
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All three were drawn in a Clairefontaine Rhodia unlined notebook using various fountain pens and Pitt Artist Pens.
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Late afternoon in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Sat down, started drawing and got the whole scene laid in but the sun was low and the shadows and light shafts changed dramatically every 5-10 minutes so after 45 minutes I snapped a pic and finished at home. Pitt Artist Pens Rand some fountain pen with brown ink on a Rhodia unlined notebook.