Ink Drawings
Ink is especially useful for croquis drawings, very quick sketches made in just a couple of seconds or minutes. I draw freehand with no preliminary pencil construction lines. I try to ignore the details and just draw the big shapes. The looser and more relaxed my hand is, the faster I can draw. Leaving the tip of the pen on the paper produces a lot of loops and squiggles, but saves time.
I love to draw people wherever I go, especially in planes, airports, subways, trains, restaurants, hospitals, concerts, parks and streets. Musicians are especially challenging to draw. I also love to draw animals.

Sunlit Pines and Hemlock
Reed pen and ink
12"H x 9"W

Polar bear
Reed pen and sepia ink
6"H x 8"W

Forest Stream
Reed pen and india ink
12"H x 9"W

Cabin
Reed pen and india ink
12"H x 9"W

Cabin 2
Reed pen and sepia ink
9"H x 12"W

Farmhouse
Reed pen and india ink
7"H x 8"W

Tree
Reed pen and india ink
12"H x 9"W

Boats and Lobster Traps
Reed pen and ink
8.5"H x 12"W

Safe Harbor
Pen and ink
8.5"H x 11"W

Harbored
Pen and ink
9"H x 12"W

Calm Morning
Reed pen and india ink
6"H x 9"W

Garden in Philadelphia
Reed pen and India ink
9"H x 12"W

Patch of Sunlight in the Woods
Reed pen and ink
12"H x 9"W

Orchestra
6"H x 10"W

Rehearsal
Reed pen and india ink
6"H x 7"W

Didgeridoo
Pen and ink
9"H x 12"W

Woman in Hijab
Pen and ink
6"H x 6"W

Old Man
Pen and ink
6"H x 6"W

Rodin Museum
Reed pen and india ink
Philadelphia, PA
6"H x 9"W

Seated man
Pen and ink
6"H x 6"W

Waiting in cafe
Pen and ink
4"H x 4"W

Coffee with mom
Pen and ink
4"H x 7"W

Giraffe
Reed pen and sepia ink
9"H x 12"W

Gazelle
Reed pen and sepia ink
9"H x 9"W

Rhinoceros
Reed pen and sepia ink
9"H x 12"W

Camel
Reed pen and sepia ink
9"H x 10"W

Elephant
Reed pen and sepia ink
9"H x 12"W

Walt
Pen and ink
8"H x 7"W

Married couple arguing
Pen and ink
9"H x 8"W

Shopper
Pen and ink
8.5"H x 11"W

New Mother with Infant
Reed pen and sepia ink and wash
11"H x 8.5"W

New Mother
Reed pen and sepia ink
11"H x 8.5"W

Airport Nap
Pen and ink
6"H x 8"W

Apartment 1
Reed pen and india ink
12"H x 9"W

Apartment 2
Reed pen and india ink
9"H x 12"W

Apartment 3
Reed pen and india ink
12"H x 9"W

Woods
Reed pen and sepia ink
12"H x 8"W

Texting on the T
Pen and ink
8.5"H x 11"W