Men in white coats

                                                                  Size: 14 x 10cms
                                                                  Media: Pen & Ink
                                                                  Pen: Noodlers Flex

I drew this work of art in my little sketch book this morning whilst waiting in a hospital corridor for somebody else's appointment. The only pen I had was running out of ink and I didn't for some reason have my normal 3 or 4 fountain pens with me..With little ink I had one chance of making this thing work!!.It was a small work and various people passed me in my seat trying to see what I was drawing...it inspired me to draw mad faces with my pen...But these guys were the doctors and not the patients. All in a days insanity...
                                                           

IF Eye Glasses

                                                                     
                                                                  Size: 16 x 18cms
                                                                  Media: Pen and Ink
                                                                  Pen: Sailor Sapporo

Its a serious business selecting the new Pope you know...........no one really knows how its done.
                             

IF Yesterday

                                                                 
                                                                 Size: 19 x 13 cms
                                                                 Media: Pen and ink
                                                                 Pens: Lamy fountain

IF Ocean

                                                                 Size: 20 x 12 cms
                                                                 Media: Pen and Ink
                                                                 Pen: Sailor Sapporo

To appreciate this cartoon you really have to see this and this, two of my previous cartoons on this blog..

IF Freeze

                                                                 Size: 13 x 20 cms
                                                                 Media: Ink on Paper
                                                                 Pens: Lamy fountain

IF Hitched

                                                               Size: 21 x 14 cms
                                                               Media: Ink on paper
                                                               Pens: Sailor Saporro/
                                                               Copic Marker


This was my first rough which I was going to redraw...but I liked something about this one so I left it as it was! (As usual drawn directly onto paper with ink with no pre drawing, erasing or photoshop work...I leave the world to look at my mistakes!!)

Dream VII

                                   
                                                     Size: 23 x 15 cms
                                                     Media: Ink and Gouache on paper
                                                     Pens: Dip pens/nibs Gillott 404 /290

IF Vocal

                                                                  Size: 9 x 13 cms
                                                                  Media: Ink on Paper
                                                                  Pen: Sailor fountain

No one can accuse me of being obvious..... not in all of my posts....I wonder what this guy is being vocal about...what is he saying?  "Get me out of this blog!!!"...." I just fell out of a pen!".... I think you guys can come up with something better....Be vocal on the pages of The Pen Mover...get your five minutes of fame!!!

Dream V

                                                         
                                                               Size: 20 x 12 cms
                                                               Media: Ink & Gouache
                                                               on Canson paper
                                                               Pens: Dip pens with nibs
                                                               Gillott 404 & 170

IF Shades

                                                       

                                                            Size: 26 x 11 cms
                                                            Media: Ink on paper
                                                            Pens: Sailor Sapporo &
                                                            Copic sketch marker

This week's Illustration Friday topic is 'shades'.................................Meet the Shade Family.

Dream IV

                                                               Size: 13 x 18cms
                                                               Media: Ink on paper
                                                               Pens: Rotring Artpen
                                                               & Copic marker

The Box

                                                               Size: 14 x 20cms
                                                               Media: Ink on Paper
                                                               Pen: Rotring Artpen

IF Popularity

                                                              Size: 13 x 11 cms
                                                              Media: Ink on Paper
                                                              Pen: Sailor Sapporo FP

Life in your head

                                                   
                                                     Size: 10 x 14 cms
                                                     Media: Ink and crayon on paper
                                                     Pens: Sailor Sapporo FP & Prismacolor

No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life in the confines of your head.
(Terry Josephson, Philosopher)

If Twirl

                                                    Size: 25 x 17 cms
                                                    Media: pen & Ink
                                                    Pen: Sailor Calligraphy Fountain

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 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.