Tag Archives: pen and ink
Pen and Ink Series #101: Confusion, LA, 2025
Pen and Ink Series #99: The Ghost of Benny, LA, 2025
Lately, I’ve been playing the Kreutzer etude that Jack Benny made famous.
Pen and Ink Series #98: Lonely Tune, LA, 2025
Pen and Ink Series #97: Violin Head, LA, 2025
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.
Pen and Ink Series #95: Two Characters, 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 […]
