Tool of the Trade

Posted by Rhys (Darlington, United Kingdom) on 19 May 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

I have no idea how many pencils I get through each year. In my 'proper' job (I lecture in Fine Art) I am forever opening new packs, using one, loose it, take another, loose it, and so on... I have a collection of propeling and clutch pencils (I'm a bit nerdy like that) but they just don't compare to these classic wooden-cased varieties.

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Comments (14)

saeed from ahwaz, Iran

:))
great story and funny shot!
Oh no! Great shot and funny story!
Excellent!

19 May 2008 6:56am

fcofont from Valencia, Spain

Great minimalist composition. the story sounds familiar to me. :)

19 May 2008 7:06am

Margie from Auckland, New Zealand

You chew pencils as well huh?
:)

19 May 2008 7:12am

QUIM from Lisboa, Portugal

Simplicity pays of!

19 May 2008 7:16am

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Always the preferred medium :)

19 May 2008 7:38am

Anne-Laure from France

Good pictures! I like these used-up things close up description!
A good work with light.

Have a good week!

19 May 2008 9:50am

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

Nice and simple

19 May 2008 10:13am

Tilala from Bordeaux, France

Awesome! Great idea and great shot ! (as the previous one)

19 May 2008 12:13pm

Anthony Lambert from Germany

I like this and have to admit I´m a pencil and pen freak myself.Even as a kid I always liked to have a good collection of pens and pencils.There´s nothing better than a nice Rotring Fine line drawing ink pen or a 0.5mm propelling pencil from Staedtler !!!

19 May 2008 1:51pm

@Anthony Lambert: Are we related?

Koushiro~光子郎 from Singapore, Singapore

Haha that's a real nice, simple shot there! I prefer my paint brushes since i dabble in acrylic medium arts ^^ although sometimes i do take to my sketching pencils too! Err... hang on... is the end of the pencil chewed? ^^"

19 May 2008 2:09pm