Pen and Ink Series #81: Soundproofing Required, LA, 2025

I’m starting to practice again, like it was 1962. My bro showed me how to download the etudes that I practiced when I first started playing. With my good violin fixed, I’m committed to getting back up to speed and beyond. For now, I’ll suffer the aches and pains.

Pen and Ink Series #78: Violin Dream, LA, 2025

I bought a really cool violin from one of my brother’s friends about a lifetime ago. I was shrewd. Bro told me what the person was asking for, and I offered 40% less. I got the fiddle, and a feeling of guilt for taking advantage of Bro’s friend. It was a slightly elongated shape and […]

Pen and Ink Series #74: Air Bow, LA, 2025

I want to display the essence of the bow hand in the simplest way. However, this sketch is more detailed than the caricatures I have been sketching lately. In getting back to learning the violin again, I remember the deliberate grip and delicate balance a violinist must employ to control the sound that comes out […]