pen and ink

ode to fountain pens

October 4, 2019

On a recent trip to the library I saw a book titled “How To Draw And Write In Fountain Pen: A Modern Guide” by Ayano Usamura. (book link) The book reminded me that I’ve not talked about this essential studio tool in a while. I’ve used a fountain pen almost daily since I was in…

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more dog book progress

January 8, 2017

I wrote a short synopsis of what my book “Dogs by Sue Clancy” is about and I showed the synopsis, an early copy of the book – containing my dog portraits like what is currently at the Caplan Art Designs gallery – to friends in real-life. These friends can be counted on to have-my-back regarding my artistic efforts and…

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alive and sketching

November 24, 2016

I have an ancient Sufi saying posted on my studio wall “Stay close to anything that makes you glad to be alive”. So when I go sketching I’m looking for things in the world that catch my eye, gives me an artistic thought or two – and yes, makes me glad to be alive. Which…

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card times

November 4, 2016

Here’s some more short narrative practice, or poetry practice, or words plus pictures practice or if you want to be really accurate you could call it “Sue’s playing around again”. Whatever you want to call it – here’s the poem and illustration: Card Times by Sue Clancy A sly old dog named Muffin Sat on a…

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pen and ink

ode to fountain pens

more dog book progress

alive and sketching

card times