by Jeffrey M Levine | Aug 1, 2020
I am a fan of old trains, so in late July I went on a sketch adventure to the abandoned locomotives of the Allagash wilderness. Deep in Maine’s North Woods sit two rusting 100-ton steam engines, remnants of the lumber industry that once supplied twenty percent of...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Feb 8, 2020
There was a time when an art supply store was a destination of peaceful refuge and an incubator of dreams. In these once revered halls of colorful wonder, the sales people were quirky but knowledgeable and eager to help. I remember long conversations about the pros...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jan 26, 2020
Before the explosion of the Urban Sketchers movement that began in 2007 there was very little published on this topic. On a recent visit to Los Angeles I stopped by my favorite art bookstore, Hennesy & Ingalls, and discovered some treasures I’d like to...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jan 5, 2020
For years Venice beach has been a place for rejuvenation of my creative energies. Life in Manhattan is perpetually stressed, leading to rigidity and stagnation. Nothing remedied this better for me than hopping on a plane to California to chill out in Venice. I would...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jan 5, 2020
About a year ago I bought a vintage Byer & Hayes fountain pen. It was in good shape with the original clip with the B&H logo. The main thing I liked was the super-flexible gold nib for sketching. Unfortunately the bladder rotted and the ink dried up leaving...
