Mark Powell art on Instagram: "Ballpoint pen drawings on antique ephemera"

Artist Mark Powell uses a ballpoint pen to create finely detailed drawings on vintage newspapers, maps, book pages, and other paper scraps. Powell's

Mark Powell uses nothing but a simple Bic Biro ballpoint pen to create incredibly detailed portraits of the elderly. His chosen canvases are antique documents dating from 1763 onwards.

Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Biro Pen, Ballpoint Pen

From his Brighton-based studio on the seafront, Mark Powell (previously) pieces together crinkled book pages and postcards laden with travel dispatches. The vintage collages serve as backdrops for the artist’s oversized portraits of older folks, whose pensive stares and deep wrinkles are rendered gently in ballpoint pen. Often magnified, the subjects complement the weathered, ephemeralContinue reading "Monumental Ballpoint Pen Portraits Are Rendered on Vintage Collateral by Artist Mark…

Out of line, Mark Powell

It’s been over a year since we last checked in with artist Mark Powell (previously) who draws portraits and birds on old vintage envelopes. His works have become increasingly more detailed the last few months and I’m especially enjoying his series of birds. See much more here.

We’ve featured artist Mark Powell previously back in 2012. Revisiting his website, we spotted many exciting new works, that we’d like to introduce to you...

Bic biro drawing on a 1849 letter

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