It’s been looming for a while, but sadly, time is at a very close end for my favourite 0.5mm light blue mechanical pencil leads.

I’ve used them for years, originally buying 10 packs of 10, but alas, I can’t find anywhere in the UK that still stock them. So, I’m desperately trying to test alternatives for erasabilty, if that’s a word, but the right grade too, bot too hard, like a 2H for example. Some reviews and research have had me scratching my head, and it’s looking like a change from 0.5 to 0.7mm might have to happen. This might benefit me, as sometimes I can be heavy-handed, so leads snapp frequently, 0.7 would help this, but it would mean shelving my favourite Parker 0.5mm mechanical pencil, which my wonderful, late father used as his technical drawing best, then gave it to me as a young man. I’ll still use it, so not all doom and gloom.

In Other News…

Dean’s Brain Cells is a simple, but deep piece, an A4 ratio picture of many many cartoon faces, pulling different faces and expressions. Each one represents a thought or emotion that bombards my brain every hour of every day.

The picture above is the 3rd in a trial of 3 versions. One is simple ink in considered depths, the 2nd is crosshatched in various shades of grey and the 3rd is a coloured version (see above) To see all three versions, just click on the pic above to head to my Facebook page and go to photos, look for an album called 2023.

I’ve also started doodling doctors, but I doubt much will come of it. We’ll see. Anyway, have a wonderful weekend, much love x