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Updates For A New Year
With a new year come new updates. Here’s what 2025 is looking like so far… YouTube Back in 2020 I started making videos for my YouTube channel. While I enjoyed it, the time just wasn’t right for me to keep on creating videos. Fast forward to 2025 and it’s time to revive the channel! Picking up where I left off …
Doodling With Fountain Pens: Radiate Pattern
The next pattern in my Doodling With Fountain Pens series is a fun one that’s pretty easy. In fact, it’s fairly similar to the Starburst pattern. I always call this one Radiate since that’s what it looks like to me. If you’re ready, grab a pen and some paper and let’s get started! If you’d prefer a video to a …
Colorado Pen Show 2024
It’s that time of year again, when the days start to get shorter and cool off, a bit of color starts to appear on trees, and the vendors and classes get announced for the Colorado Pen Show! This year the show takes place on October 11-13. I’ll have a table at the show and will also be teaching a few …
Doodling With Fountain Pens: Random Doodles
This week in my Doodling With Fountain Pens series I want to show you a few different random doodle patterns that can be worked in with other larger patterns or are also fun to draw on their own. If you’re ready, grab a pen and some paper and let’s get started! Thoughts On These Patterns In my opinion, most of …
Doodling With Fountain Pens: Organic Pattern
The next pattern in my Doodling With Fountain Pens series is one that I feel comes out different every time I draw it. It’s not difficult to draw, but I think it is tricky to make look good, so don’t get frustrated if your first few attempts don’t turn out the way you want. I don’t really know what to …
Doodling With Fountain Pens: Spread Pattern
The next pattern in my Doodling With Fountain Pens series is one that is fairly soothing and simple to draw. Every time I look at this pattern I feel like it’s spreading across the page, so I’m calling it Spread. If you’re ready, grab a pen and some paper and let’s get started! Thoughts On This Pattern Similar to the …
Doodling With Fountain Pens: Petals Pattern
The next pattern in my Doodling With Fountain Pens series is one that is a little tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it it’s pretty easy. I wasn’t sure what to call this one. My wife suggested Petals, so that’s what I’m going with. If you’re ready, grab a pen and some paper and let’s get …
Doodling With Fountain Pens: Shapes Pattern
The next pattern in my Doodling With Fountain Pens series is one that is fairly easy to draw, but has a few variations that are possible. I’m calling this one Shapes. If you’re ready, grab a pen and some paper and let’s get started! Thoughts On This Pattern If it seems familiar, it’s probably because I copied this pattern from …
Doodling With Fountain Pens: Circles Pattern
The next pattern in my Doodling With Fountain Pens series is one that is quite easy to draw, but has a lot of variations that are possible. I’m calling this one Circles. If you’re ready, grab a pen and some paper and let’s get started! If you’d prefer a video to a blog post, head to the bottom of this …









