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I'm a Sri Lankan-Canadian artist who loves painting and drawing in my unique abstract style to create intuitive art.

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What do you think of this fountain pen ink? 💚

What do you think of this fountain pen ink? 💚 The official ink for the Scriven Montreal 2025 Pen Show is called “Mur de pierre moussu” (FR) “Mossy Stone Wall” (EN) and it’s such a gorgeous shade of moss green. Inspired by the stone walls of the pen show venue and originally part of a church, it’s a standard ink with lovely shading. If you’re in the Montreal area, check out the Scriven Pen Show on May 24th, 2025! I wish I was going - maybe next year 😊 Thanks for the sneak sample of the ink @scriven.montreal ! (Ink by @pennonia.ink ) #fountainpenink #fountainpenart #inkpainting #penshow #fountainpen #pennonia #scrivenmontreal #scrivenpenshow

In the livestream with Marina yesterday, I sketche

In the livestream with Marina yesterday, I sketched this quick floral bouquet of daisies on my desk. The Kaweco AL Sport (F nib) is probably one of my fave pocket fountain pens for line drawings. It’s portable, easy to use, and with a metal body, feels comfortable for sketching. Replay is up on YT (we chatted about fountain pens, art tools, and more!) Link can be found via @studio.aquamarina 💕 #fountainpenart #fountainpen #kaweco #linedrawingart

Hi friends, hope you’re having a great day 🫶🏽 In yesterday’s livestream, I swatched fountain pen ink samples from friends (thanks @planners.pens.and.pages @aprilmcgknits ). The colours were perfect to paint with in the Ink Archiving Book from Dominant Industry. We also chatted about pen shows, fountain pens, inks, and more. Replay is up on YT - thanks for joining and thanks for watching! Fountain Pen Inks featured:
- Birmingham Pen Co “Weeping Willow”
- BPC “Ploughmans Pebble”
- BPC “Iron Ore”
- BPC “Ladybug”
- BPC “Jasper Vein”
- BPC “Ambered Adoble”
- Robert Oster x Atlas Stationers “Sidewalk Gum”
- Wearingeul “A Star Spattered Hill” #fountainpen #fountainpenink #dominantindustry #birminghampencompany

Hi friends 🫶🏽 In today’s livestream, we un

Hi friends, hope you have a gentle end to the week

Hi friends, hope you have a gentle end to the week 🫶🏽 Up on the channel: a closer look at the @esterbrook_official x @thecoffeemonsterzco Estie, matching ink called “Forgotten Iced Coffee” and blotter paper set. I love that each pen is unique because of the gorgeous material by Jonathon Brooks @carolinapencompany If you’re curious, I compared the Journaler nib from Esterbrook to a custom ground Broad Journaler nib (both ground by Gena @customnibstudio ) in the video. I’m in love with this collab and I’m in awe of Helen - knowing how much thought and effort she and the Esterbrook team put into this project amazes me. 🖋️☕️💕 #thecoffeemonsterzco #esterbrook #esterbrookpens #fountainpen #fountainpenink #fountainpenart

Hi friends, hope you’re having a good day! In to

Hi friends, hope you’re having a good day! In today’s livestream, we chatted about fountain pens, inks, nibs, and pen shows… I also created Currently Inked and Notably Inked spreads using my fountain pens. Replay is up on YT 🫶🏽 Here are my Notably Inked 🖋️ in April:
1. TWSBI eco (f) + Kobe “lampwork museum maroon”
2. Leonardo MZ x Stilo & Stile (reverse architect) + Sailor Manyo “Ume”
3. Esterbrook Estie (Techo) + Sailor “afternoon tea”
4. Esterbrook x TheCoffeeMonsterzCo Estie (journaler) + TCMC “Forgotten Iced Coffee”
5. Pilot Custom 823 (signature) + Diamine “twilight”
6. Esterbrook Estie (broad journaler) + Dominant Industry x Wonder Pens “tuna and olives”
7. Franklin-Christoph 46 (medium Cursive Italic) + Dominant Industry x WP “chicken in the sky with diamonds”
8. Esterbrook Estie (broad SIG) + Bungabox “tears of alice” 🖋️Notably inked = every month, I choose a number of pens based on model, nib, and matching inks specifically to explore and have fun with while journaling. They’re notable because this lineup may change the next month, while my core lineup of currently inked pens stays consistently the same month-over-month. #fountainpen #esterbrook #thecoffeemonsterzco #twsbi #leonardopen #franklinchristoph #fountainpenart

Happy Monday, friends 🫶🏽 In today’s live,

Happy Monday, friends 🫶🏽 In today’s live, I unboxed stationery goodies from TheCoffeeMonsterzCo including Bob “the blob” pen rest, who I feel is kind of a big deal 🤩 🖋️ I also unboxed the TCMC Esterbrook Estie, wrote and drew with the matching ink called “Forgotten Iced Coffee” (such a great name!) and showed off the set of blotter paper. I’ll film a shorter vid for YT so look out for that later in the week! 🎥 Livestream replay is up on YT…I tried to stream while my kids were home and let’s just say, there are a few BRBs 🤭
But, great chat as always, so thanks for joining. If you’re on the VOD team/replay club, thanks for watching! #thecoffeemonsterzco #esterbrook #esterbrookestie #stationerylove

Hi friends, hope you’re having a great Wednesday

Hi friends, hope you’re having a great Wednesday. In today’s livestream, I painted abstract flowers with fountain pen inks - look at that shimmer! ✨ Inks featured:
1. Ferris Wheel Press “Sugar & Spite”
2. Sailor Manyo “Sakura”
3. Esterbrook “Quirky Leaf”
4. Robert Oster x Atlas Stationers “Vampire Pigeon” Paper used: Watercolour paper (Canson cold press) and EveryDay notebook by Galen Leather (Tomoe River Paper) 🎥 Replay is up on YT. Thanks for joining and for watching 🫶🏽 #fountainpenink #fountainpencommunity #inkartwork

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