Pen and Ink Series #96: Violin Storm, LA, 2025
My Dad always said that if I ever saw a Stradivarius Cloud, there would be a violin storm coming.
Monthly Archives: April 2025
Pen and Ink Series #95: Two Characters, LA, 2025
Street Couches: White Chair, LA, 2025
Pen and Ink Series #94: Violinist, (after Degas), LA, 2025
Pen and Ink Series #93: Used Strings, LA, 2025
Pen and Ink Series #92: Balance, LA, 2025
The bowing arm (and hand) also gets a workout during violin practice. It’s necessary to balance the weight of the bow when starting to play a note from the frog (bottom of the bow), and, to maintain the same level of sound, add weight when the it gets to the tip (or, nut) of the […]
Pen and Ink Series #91: Concentration, LA, 2025
I’m trying to find a more perfect line drawing of a beginner violinist. Paul Klee’s “Old Fiddler” from 1940 and “Violin and Bow” 1939 are examples I would like to emulate. The sketch below indicates the attention a beginning violinist must pay to all moving parts, during practice.
Pen and Ink Series #90: Pinky Calisthenics, LA, 2025
For violin practice.
