Art — Pen & Ink

Studies of the Navy, one dot at a time.

An ongoing series in pen and ink, built entirely from stippled dots, no linework, following naval ships, the cities that built them, and the people aboard them — mostly American, spanning the interwar years through WWII and Korea. Click any piece to see it larger.

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Pen and ink drawing of USS Oklahoma at sea, rendered entirely in stippled dots, titled Fight the Tide.
Fight the Tide USS Oklahoma
Pen & Ink · 2026
Pen and ink drawing of USS Arizona's superstructure, titled Unknowingly Inconsolable.
Unknowingly Inconsolable USS Arizona
Pen & Ink · 1936
Pen and ink drawing of USS Arizona and USS Nevada underway together, titled Now You're One of Us.
Now You're One of Us USS Arizona & USS Nevada
Pen & Ink · 1937
Pen and ink drawing of USS New Mexico's forward superstructure, titled Perturbations.
Perturbations USS New Mexico
Pen & Ink · 1942
Pen and ink drawing of USS Arizona, titled Where Is the Dream?
Where Is the Dream? USS Arizona
Pen & Ink · Dec 10, 1941
Pen and ink drawing of a Gearing-class destroyer in heavy seas during Typhoon Cobra, titled I Think I'm Gonna Drown in Here.
I Think I'm Gonna Drown in Here Gearing-Class Destroyer
Pen & Ink · 1944
Pen and ink drawing of USS Arizona's gun turret and tower, titled Angelic Demise.
Angelic Demise USS Arizona
Pen & Ink · Dec 1941
Pen and ink drawing of USS Arizona's bridge tower emerging from dense stippled cloud, titled Out of the Blue.
Out of the Blue USS Arizona
Pen & Ink · Dec 1941
Pen and ink drawing of USS California's superstructure amid heavy smoke, titled Face the Music.
Face the Music USS California
Pen & Ink · 1941
Pen and ink drawing of USS Mississippi underway, titled Perfectly Sad.
Perfectly Sad USS Mississippi
Pen & Ink · Interwar Years
Pen and ink drawing of USS Arizona underway during peacetime, titled With Grace, Forward.
With Grace, Forward USS Arizona
Pen & Ink · Interwar Years
Pen and ink figure study of two soldiers, titled Mother.
Mother Korean War
Pen & Ink · Korean War
Pen and ink drawing of USS Colorado underway with her twin cage masts, titled Delicate Dominance.
Delicate Dominance USS Colorado
Pen & Ink · Interwar Years
Pen and ink drawing of an American heavy cruiser in a storm, titled Forever and Always Forward.
Forever and Always Forward American Heavy Cruiser
Pen & Ink
Pen and ink drawing of three Colorado-class battleships underway together, titled Standing on the Edge of the Noise.
Standing on the Edge of the Noise USS Colorado, Maryland & West Virginia
Pen & Ink · 1920s
Pen and ink drawing of the New York City skyline below the Woolworth Building, with a battleship's silhouette hidden in the buildings, titled City Girl.
City Girl New York City
Pen & Ink · Interwar Years
Pen and ink figure study of soldiers, titled Ghosts of Korea.
Ghosts of Korea Korean War
Pen & Ink · 1953
Pen and ink drawing of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, titled Everything.
Everything Admiral Graf Spee
Pen & Ink · 1939
Pen and ink drawing of USS California, titled Self Reflection.
Self Reflection USS California
Pen & Ink · Dec 7, 1941
Pen and ink drawing of USS Arizona listing amid smoke and debris, titled What Is Eating Marco Glancy?
What Is Eating Marco Glancy? USS Arizona
Pen & Ink · 1941
Pen and ink drawing of USS West Virginia moored outboard of USS Tennessee, titled Stuck Here Where I Am.
Stuck Here Where I Am USS West Virginia & USS Tennessee
Pen & Ink · 1941
Pen and ink drawing of USS Nevada, titled Obscure Me.
Obscure Me USS Nevada
Pen & Ink · 1941
Pen and ink drawing of an American warship, titled Turmoil.
Turmoil American Warship
Pen & Ink
Pen and ink drawing of a battleship formation including USS Arizona, three Colorado-class ships, USS New York, and USS Texas, titled Interpretations.
Interpretations USS Arizona & Fleet
Pen & Ink
Pen and ink drawing of the Japanese battleship Fuso, untitled.
Untitled Fuso
Pen & Ink
Pen and ink drawing of USS Nevada's modernized superstructure with radar array, titled To Live With All Your Faults.
To Live With All Your Faults USS Nevada
Pen & Ink · 1945
Pen and ink drawing of USS Enterprise under attack, flak bursts filling the sky, titled Point of Impact.
Point of Impact USS Enterprise
Pen & Ink
Colored pointillist drawing of a Canberra B.2 aircraft in flight, titled Hard Tack 2.
Hard Tack 2 Canberra B.2
Pen, Ink & Color
Pen and ink drawing of USS Nevada at Pearl Harbor, 1941, titled Survivor.
Survivor USS Nevada
Pen & Ink · 1941
Pen and ink drawing of the French battleship Strasbourg at Toulon, 1942, titled What Have You Left to Fear.
What Have You Left to Fear Strasbourg
Pen & Ink · 1942
Pen and ink drawing of USS Nevada during the interwar years, titled Cheer Up Ship.
Cheer Up Ship USS Nevada
Pen & Ink
Pen and ink drawing of six American battleships in formation during the interwar years, untitled.
Untitled Six-Ship Formation
Pen & Ink
Pen and ink drawing of USS Pennsylvania, 1937, titled Grief.
Grief USS Pennsylvania
Pen & Ink · 1937
Pen and ink drawing of USS Mississippi and USS New Mexico during the interwar years, titled Untenable Equilibrium.
Untenable Equilibrium USS Mississippi & USS New Mexico
Pen & Ink
Pen and ink drawing of USS Maryland moored inboard of USS Oklahoma beneath a towering column of smoke at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, titled How Do I Prove I'm Drowning.
How Do I Prove I’m Drowning USS Maryland & USS Oklahoma
Pen & Ink · 1941
Pen and ink stipple drawing of USS Pennsylvania settling low in the water, February 10, 1948, untitled.
Untitled USS Pennsylvania
Pen & Ink · 1948
Pen and ink stipple drawing of USS Pennsylvania at sea, 1942, titled Survivor's Guilt.
Survivor’s Guilt USS Pennsylvania
Pen & Ink · 1942