Artist's Back to Basics

Drawn to the West

Subject: Angel Furnishers – Swan Valley Western Australia

Medium: Rotring (rapidograph) 0.25 Technical pens

There have been many artists over the years who have worked primarily in pen and ink as a means for illustrating their work, and many examples can be found in historical book and museums, for the use of pen and ink as medium goes back many thousands of years indeed as an

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