9 Ink Artists Redefining the Medium

These nine artists primarily work in pen and ink — and aren’t just reviving an often-forgotten medium, but redefining it.

Artist Rick Shaefer at work on “River Valley.” Image courtesy the artist.

In a world of glowing screens, pen and ink seems elegant and antiquated, like writing in cursive. Each of the artists below, listed in alphabetical order rather than ranked, creates ink drawings that are diverse and wide-ranging in both their own personal style and the subjects they…