Tag Archives: #birminghampens

Inky Thots: Birmingham Black Olive

Posted on August 2, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Gads I love this ink! I am a huge fan of grey inks, and have never loved a black ink (though I’ve loved them for their waterproof qualities when sketching). This ink is not grey, and is not black… In … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Polar Bear

Posted on June 14, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Birmingham Polar Bear ink is named in honor of the Polar Bears at the Highland Park Zoo in Pittsburgh. I am disappointed that they do nto put this on the bottles anymore as they used to… It was a distinctive … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Everlasting Inks

Posted on May 27, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Birmingham has a new lineup of beautiful water-resistant inks, their Everlasting Inks. These inks are quite water-resistant (not 100% waterPROOF) and excellent for writing precious documents. For sketching or use with watercolors or other fluid mediums over the top, I … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Exhaustion

Posted on May 18, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

We’ve been exhausted at the end of our days, and so watch more tele than normal… and also, we often go back to favorite shows rather than try new shows… Lazy and tired and we often fall asleep with the … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Independence Grey

Posted on April 26, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Birmingham Pen Company Independence Grey ink is named in honor of the Liberty Bell, housed in Philadelphia, PA. I drew the Liberty Bell on my test page with a PENBB pen on cold press watercolor paper and touched the lines … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Crisp Formula Inks

Posted on April 12, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Birmingham has a new lineup of amazing inks, the Crisp Formula Inks. I know, I usual write about inks as an artist, but these inks are made to be compatible with inexpensive everyday papers, without bleed and feathering, which is … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Coking Coal

Posted on February 9, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Birmingham Pen Company Coking Coal ink is named in honor of coking coal, a unique coal which “usually refers to the product derived from low-ash and low-sulphur bituminous coal by a process called coking.” Coking is “the heating of coal … Continue reading →

Inky Thots: Birmingham New Versus Old Ink Colors…

Posted on December 2, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

A lot of people have asked how the old colors look versus the new colors… I say, some of the new I like better, some of the old I like better, and in some I love both equally!! Below are … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham’s NEW Electron

Posted on October 24, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

I am finally getting to my new bottles of the new improved ink colors from Birmingham Pen Company, beginning with the stunning bright blue Birmingham Electron ink, made to commemorate the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the first full-scale PWR nuclear … Continue reading →

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Tools: Beauregarde From Birmingham

Posted on March 5, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

I wanted this pen for a long time. Stunned by it’s simple beauty and clear drenched color, I waited for over a year. I was not seduced by other pens in similar colors… Then when it became available, I could … Continue reading →