The Choirmaster’s Pursuits

Tag: #Anderillium

  • 7 January 2024 – Anderillium Roseate Spoonbill Pink

    7 January 2024 – Anderillium Roseate Spoonbill Pink

    One of the two species of birds you CAN spot in the US the is pink because of its diet, the Roseate Spoonbill is easier to spot than the American Flamingo (captive flamingos with clipped wings don’t count). Speaking of Flamingos, Ohio recorded its first ever American Flamingo, as did other Midwest states, last fall…

  • 6 January 2024 – Anderillium Purple Gallinule Purple

    6 January 2024 – Anderillium Purple Gallinule Purple

    Terrific color, and a terrific bird! Go find yourself one in the wild to observe, and see if you don’t think the same as JJ (see quote below).

  • 5 January 2024 – Anderillium Pompadour Cotinga Burgundy

    I’m faulting the two misbehaving pens (as opposed to my still-atrocious handwriting – forgive me Michael Sull) for the way this looks, because the ink seems well-behaved enough. Speaking of Michael Sull, he’s one of only a handful of living Master Penman, and I have all of his books but simply haven’t put in the…

  • 4 January 2024 – Anderillium Indigo Bunting Blue

    There are red birds like the beautiful Northern Cardinal, and then there are neon red birds like the Scarlet Tanager. There are yellow birds, and then there is the neon yellow of a male American Goldfinch at the height of breeding season. And there are blue birds like the Blue Jay, and then there is…

  • 3 January 2024 – Anderillium Green Kingfisher Green

    3 January 2024 – Anderillium Green Kingfisher Green

    This is the first non-North American species, but it’s not the first lovely ink, as all three have been terrific (a bold yellow – always a tough color – a gently elegant grey black, and now this lovely green). Anderillium is a Minneapolis-area company that handcrafts their inks and cares deeply about protecting our oceans…