# A few old pen & ink sketches **URL:** \ **Category:** Sketchbook Nook\ **Created:** [February 21, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-few-old-pen-ink-sketches/216 "2017-02-21T00:09:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bedwardewald](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/bedwardewald/32/1563_2.png) [@bedwardewald](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/bedwardewald)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-few-old-pen-ink-sketches/216/1 "2017-02-21T00:09:15Z")
a few small pen sketches from 2014 or so. i remember approaching these as a challenge to myself to prioritize abstracted areas of value, and to communicate them using only line patterns/weights. there was to be no actual cross-hatching or shading, with value relying solely on line density/direction, and minimal outlining (and being ink, no going back to correct any mistakes). often times i found myself getting better results in sketching practice when i would impose these little made-up sets of rules/criteria for myself, as opposed to leaving myself free to fuss about without parameters. while not two-tone per se, these struck me as vaguely similar in spirit to the notan exercises we do at the waichulis school (which i am sorely undisciplined with โ€“ something about sketching with charcoal just makes you want to shade!) ๐Ÿ™‚ ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/cae516102017dc4b8f1d8be1a099ce70d91b6ad6.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/adb714352735c4bdaebfaefc5a3a08f78d3d0cce.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/cb73c8684a82bf6e9ed4924e88e1542aee3bc973.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/52cce7dd4f8c32cc3615c57ef70d94ab5fc14627.jpg) . ---
**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-few-old-pen-ink-sketches/216/2 "2017-02-21T00:57:17Z")
These are just fantastic Bryan!!! I love examining all of the intricacies throughout. Thank you for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![dan904544](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/dan904544/32/232_2.png) [@dan904544](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/dan904544)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-few-old-pen-ink-sketches/216/3 "2017-02-21T02:44:44Z")
These are great Bryan!! ---
**Author:** ![LWaichulis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/LWaichulis)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-few-old-pen-ink-sketches/216/4 "2017-02-21T15:29:37Z")
Really nice work Bryan! Looking forward to seeing more of your work. ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Bert](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/bert/32/419_2.png) [@Bert](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/Bert)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-few-old-pen-ink-sketches/216/5 "2017-03-15T16:56:40Z")
I like your inkwork very much! The last one reminds me a bit of the inkwork done by Peter van Straaten. Do you know him, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![JeffreyHayes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/jeffreyhayes/32/274_2.png) [@JeffreyHayes](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JeffreyHayes)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-few-old-pen-ink-sketches/216/6 "2017-03-15T18:53:25Z")
Awesome - love the pavilion ---
**Author:** ![bedwardewald](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/bedwardewald/32/1563_2.png) [@bedwardewald](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/bedwardewald)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-few-old-pen-ink-sketches/216/7 "2017-03-15T20:08:17Z")
no, but i looked him up & i like his style! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_Jove](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/alex_jove/32/1059_2.png) [@Alex\_Jove](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/Alex_Jove)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-few-old-pen-ink-sketches/216/8 "2018-05-18T21:39:34Z")
These are excellent! ---
**Author:** ![nancifrance](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/nancifrance/32/253_2.png) [@nancifrance](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/nancifrance)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-few-old-pen-ink-sketches/216/9 "2018-05-25T17:21:18Z")
these sketches are great!!! I especially like the second one downโ€ฆvery cool!