The model Dovima in a suit and cloche hat at Les Deux Magots cafe in Paris, France in 1955. (Photo by Richard Avedon/The Richard Avedon Foundation/The Guardian)

Paris Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2014 Haute Couture collection by Charlie Le Mindu. (Photo by Yoan Valat/EPA)

I’m an illustrator based in South Wales, UK. I work in pen and ink, creating original illustrations for record cover artwork, shirt design and poster art.

A woman injured during the 7.2 magnitude earthquake lies on a stretcher in Les Cayes, Haiti on August 14, 2021. (Photo by Ralph Tedy/Reuters)

I would like to tell you why many artists, who like me, have painted portraits and landscapes in oils on canvas, worked with acrylics, watercolors, and pen and ink drawings, have turned to the art of gourd carving.

Latvia-based graphic artist and illustrator Alex Konahin recently completed work on a new series of ornate. The illustrations were made using pens and india ink in his distinctive style that makes used of ornate scrolls and intricate floral designs.

American rapper Saweetie performs at the European MTV Awards in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, November 14, 2021. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP Photo)

Members of Les Gonfles dance company Didier Theron begin their performance in the district of La Paillade, Montpellier, France on July 28, 2020. (Photo by Guillaume Bonnefont/ZUMA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)