The day we pen and inked

Having had a few messy weeks with plaster of paris and marbling we opted for a less chaotic drawing session. We looked at the work of Stephen Wiltshire the autistic artist who draws scenes from memory in pen.

We had a practise to warm up and then set about drawing scenes from guide books or old photographs from the 19th century of buildings. We used disposable fountain pens. Using ink frees you up a bit as you know that if you go wrong you can't rub out. We found that going over lines and adjusting them worked well building up the image using multiple strokes to good effect.