NothingHappenedToday (Ed Harrington)
@edharrington.bsky.social
I mostly create at night. Mostly. https://www.neatoshop.com/artist/Ed-Harrington
A Victorian planchette is a small writing device popular during the late 19th-century Spiritualist movement. Séance participants would place their fingertips on the planchette, which would then move on its own writing out messages from the spirit world. #Skystorian #planchette #victorian #CoolS
Schematics for Dr. Harold Listrom's "Automary Partitioner" - a 19th-century hand-operated hair parting tool consisting of two arms connected via a pivot. Drawn with Rotring Art fountain pen with Platinum carbon ink on a 11x14 Strathmore 300 Bristol Board #PenAndInk #Drawing #FountainPen
Using a lightbox to apply my inks. #PenAndInk #FountainPen #Drawing
Coffee-break skull sketch. Drawn with a Kaweco Sport fountain pen (1.1 mm nib) on a Strathmore 300 mixed-media pad (5.5x8.5") #PenAndInk #drawing #sketch #fountainpen #SciArt
A 19th-century advertising hand drawn in a weathered-engraving style for #FountainPenDay #PenAndInk #drawing #fountainpen
Two skulls: My usual "illustrative realism" drawing style vs a more woodcut print style. It is really difficult for me to simplify shapes and not add details. Drawn with Kaweco Sport fountain pens in a Strathmore 5.5x8.5" mixed-media sketchbook. #PenAndInk #Drawing #FountainPen #SciArt
Did you know that the Irish would carve faces into turnips (and other root vegetables) to ward off spirits? This tradition was the precursor to carving pumpkins at Halloween. My 2nd attempt at this drawing. #PenAndInk #FountainPen #Drawing #turnip #Halloween #skystorians
When you need something to mindlessly draw, I highly recommend teeth. No straight lines, beautiful organic shapes - just perfect for sketching. Practicing an old engraving style with a Kaweco Sport #fountainpen (1.1 mm nib) with Platinum Carbon Black ink #PenAndInk #Drawing #Teeth #sketch #SciArt
Playing around with drawing in an old wood-cut style. It is really difficult for me to simplify my illustrations - I really have to fight the urge to add tiny details! Drawn with a Kaweco Sport fountain pen w/ a 1.1 mm nib. #PenAndInk #Sketch #FountainPen
Inking is always relaxing for me. I tend to pencil rather loosely, so this is the stage where the drawing "comes alive" Using Rotring Art fountain pens on Bristol. I use a lightbox to trace over my sketch - that way I don't have to worry about erasing. #PenAndInk #Drawing #FountainPen #SciArt
Sea Pigs sketches. Scotoplanes are a type of sea cucumber that use a ring of feeding tentacles to sift through sediment for decaying organic matter on the sea floor and have tube-like feet for locomotion. Drawn with Rotring Art pens with Platinum Carbon and Sepia ink. #SciArt #Sketch #FountainPen
Join us next Sunday for our second ...But Not Forgotten: Victorian & Antique Market at Gallery 5 in Richmond. We have a great vendor lineup bringing you authentic antiques, oddities, clothing and jewelry from the 1700s to the 1940s. #antiques #oddities #popupmarket #rva #victorian
Here's a drawing of a young woman with her pufferfish from about two years ago. I love the puffer, but wasn't too happy with how the linework in her dress turned out. Drawn with Platinum Carbon and Sepia inks in Rotring Art pens. #FountainPen #Drawing #PenAndInk #Pufferfish
Small Xenomorph doodle in a pocket notepad. How did you feel about "Alien: Earth"? I was just whelmed. 😐 Drawn with a Rotring Freeway fountain pen. #Alien #xenomorph #lv426 #FountainPen #sketch #drawing
Cute pufferfish detail from a larger illustration. 🐡 #PenAndInk #Drawing #FountainPen #Pufferfish #SciArt
Schematics for Dr. Harold Listrom's "Articulated Linguatrope" - a 19th-century mechanical model tongue. Utilizing hand-cranked electromagnetic actuators, it can replicate the full range of muscular movements. Drawn with Rotring Art Pens on Strathmore Bristol Board. #PenAndInk #Drawing #FountainPen
Bobby Hill, but make it "Bob's Burgers" #KingOfTheHill #BobsBurgers #BobbyHill
Morning coffee sketch: Rock Dove. The sclerotic rings of birds are fascinating! They are bony plates in the eye that aid in structural support. We mammals rely on fluid pressure instead. Drawn with a Kaweco Sport and Koh-I-Noor clutch pencil in a Lochby pocket notepad. #PenAndInk #Sketch #Anatomy
Quick coffee-break sketch of a winged-skull gravestone from the 18th century. From the Billion Graves Blog: "Over time, the skull and crossbones gave way to winged skull gravestone symbols. The wings were symbolic of a soul fleeing mortality. It added a message of hope and resurrection." #PenAndInk
A one-of-a-kind "Wooly Windu" magnetic doodle toy that I made. Ages Padawan to Jedi. (I used a magnetic screwdriver instead of the included red stylus to avoid opening up the packaging, keeping it in mint condition) 🧲 #StarWars #MaceWindu #WoolyWilly #MagnetsHowDoTheyWork #ArtToys #Toys
Friday night, drawing 19th-century devices while watching "Portlandia" and enjoying an espresso tonic. #PenAndInk #FountainPen #Drawing
All of the "Peter Pan" references in "Alien: Earth" reminded me of this old cartoon from my archives. #Alien #lv426 #AlienEarth #Xenomorph #PeterPan
Schematics for Dr. Harold Listrom's"Prismatic Aerialscope for Poultry" - designed to allow chickens to see in front and above them at the same time to avoid predatory birds. Drawn with Rotring Art Pens with Platinum carbon ink on a 11x14" Strathmore 300 Bristol Board #PenAndInk #Drawing #FountainPen
Saturday night, drawing chickens in a weathered-engraving style while enjoying an iced coffee and watching "Daria" (I never watched it when it first came on in the 90s). Rotring Art Fountain pen (fine nib), Platinum Carbon Black ink on Strathmore Bristol Board. #PenAndInk #Drawing #FountainPen
Today's coffee-break sketch: re-creating a tiny 1875 ad graphic for Joy's Cigarettes, a ‘very useful little agent for inhaling the smoke of stramonium.’ Datura stramonium was a common remedy for asthma at the time. #PenAndInk #drawing #sketch #skystorian #fountainpen
