IF Messenger

                                             Size: 18 x 20 cms
                                             Media: Pen and ink on paper
                                             Pens: Dip pen (Gillott 170 nib), Rotring artpen and
                                             Copic sketch marker

                                   
                                             Size: 19 x 16 cms
                                             Media: Pen and ink on paper
                                             Pens: Lamy and Copic




These guys somehow relate to Mercury, the messenger of the God's. My message to all my readers and friends is : Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!!!! Also thanks to everyone for their kindness and support during this first year (since May 2011) of my blog, 'The Pen Mover'..... Cheers Rod

IF Sink

                                                         

                                                            Size: 11 x 16 cms
                                                            Media: Pen and Ink
                                                            Pens: Sailor Sapporo & Copic Marker


It is generally thought that a ship's Captain should go down if his ship should sink. This is a myth apparently. If a ship sinks it is the Captain's duty to ensure the safety of all others on board before his own. So if there isn't time to get off he would therefore be the last (or one of them) and go down with his ship....it's not a voluntary pride duty thing after all!

IF Separated

                                           

                                                 Size: 15 x 18 cms
                                                 Media: Ink on paper
                                                 Pen: Sailor fountain pen


I drew this Christmas card a few weeks ago to print and send out to a few friends and family. What always confused me as a Kid, was how the stories of Jesus and Santa Claus were separated. The ideas that everyone had a beard (apart from Mary), the Virgin Birth and the immaculate conception(s) etc etc didn't help.

The Crisis

                                                        Size: 18 x 17 cms
                                                        Media: Ink on paper
                                                        Pens: Lamy and Rotring

"Every little thing counts in a crisis". Jawaharlal Nehru ( India's first Priminister). They can take away your job, they can take away your house, but some things they might not take.

IF Brigade

                                 
                                        Size: 29 x 19 cms
                                        Media: Pen and Ink
                                        Pens: Lamy Al star and Rotring Artpen

                                           Size: 25 x 18cms
                                           Media: Pen and ink
                                           Pen: Rotring Artpen  

The theme for IF this week is 'brigade'. The first thing that came to mind was the  'Charge of the Light Brigade'....mmmmm... the Tennyson poem rang loud...." Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the Valley of Death Rode the six hundred, Forward the Light Brigade!"........After a bout of navel-gazing I drew these ideas (whilst still thinking about brigade!!)..... It would have been complicated!!


       

IF Round

                                           
                                               Size: 24 x 13 cms
                                               Media: Ink on Paper
                                               Pen: Lamy AL Star & Rotring artpen EF

                                                Size: 16 x 10 cms
                                                Media: Ink on Paper (Noodler's Golden Brown ink)
                                                Pen: Hero M86 Fountain pen

                                                  Size: 24 x 9 cms
                                                  Media: Ink on Paper (Golden Brown)
                                                  Pen: Noodlers Flex Nib


This weeks IF theme is 'Round'.

Apparently, round things are more aerodynamic which means they have less resistance to airflow..they should have less drag..therefore I suppose they should be faster...round is good....sometimes.

IF Vanity

                                                     Size: 12 x 14 cms
                                                     Media: Ink on Paper
                                                     Pen: Lamy Al Star

It's costly to be vain...