Sunday, January 31, 2021

For the Love of Penmanship

What do all these images have in common?
I wrote a letter to my 3rd grade teacher to thank her for teaching me cursive.
(It's not one I can really send). But it was a great prompt for journaling/memoirs.
I've been refining my cursive writing with a book, The Art of Cursive Penmanship.

A Test of the Pens in a new Quo Vadis Journal.
Clairfontaine dot grid but on white instead of cream color
like my favorite Rhodia Web Notebooks.

 

Pages from my Daily Journal


A different sort of art journal. Folio collage in which I'm using up snippets, little drawings
& watercolor washes & designs from my stored stash.

Yes! Handwriting with fountain pens! Love!
PS My favorite source for pens, ink, journals, paper:
Goulet Pens. Variety, customer service, yes,
but also education & inspiration of how to further 
their use & enjoyment.

Do you write/draw with a fountain pen or did you?

15 comments:

  1. Pens! Paper! Color! Beautiful penmanship! My favorite things and all of them I associate with you. xx

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  2. Very nice.
    Recently I began a journal to illustrated, doodle, write in. I can see already the future will include more pens, colors especially.

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  3. THAT is dedication. So beautiful. I got a thank you note from an 8 year old British girl with beautiful cursive penmanship. Can't believe we don't teach cursive anymore in school.

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  4. Yes love pens..fountain..calligraphy and a newfound love Fde:)The art classes with Roisin Cure led me to them..
    Great calligraphy!Lovely work on everything Rita.

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  5. LOVE these pages!!! and all the writing and different color inks! I've never had much luck with fountain pens - they always tend to clog on me -- and with my unsteady hands, I tend to spill more ink when refilling the pen than gets into the pen -- but I do love what you achieve with yours!

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  6. This is so lovely, Rita! The fountain pens are beautiful -- and I really love your penmanship style. Rick is a big fountain pen guy. But seeing them used in art is really special.

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  7. WOW I am impressed....Not a fan of using fountain pens...But you produce such lovely script and art work...MAGIC!!! especially for a leftie!!! I would have ink all over the back of my fingers!!! Lovely images as well as artwork..the colors are a feast for the eyes!

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  8. I love the idea of fountain pens, and I even have a couple, but I haven't sat down and practiced with them. I should follow your example!

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  9. You've inspired me to get out my fountain pens. I used to write all my letters with one, but in this age of email, letters are fewer. Time to reconnect with my Parker. I've missed it!

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  10. I miss your blog and hope you are well!

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  11. Rita you are a gal after my own heart. My penmanship is not great but I love writing with different pens. Have done a bit with fountain ones and have enjoyed using them. Your art folio is beautiful. Hope you are keeping safe and well. Hugs!

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  12. LOVE YOUR WRITING!!! The one fountain pen I own got clogged -- and, since I tend to 'spill' things, I fear the ink needed in fountain pens -- so I'm using (drawing the lines on my blank pages), waterproof ink pens - those that write on wet paper ... I have two different line widths -- I would LOVE to be able to use a fountain pen - but I have already ruined 95% of my tee shirts with paint -- let alone link! LOL

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  13. I wonder if you're going to do the 100 People Challenge this coming week - March 8-12? I heard about it through Urban Sketchers and Liz Steele. Again, I miss your posts and hope you are well.

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  14. I hope you’ll post soon and let your followers know how you’re doing. In these uncertain times, I admit to being worried about your long hiatus. I hope you are well!

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  15. Absolutely JOYOUS AND FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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