Derwent makes a tremendously useful dry form of ink which they call “Inktense Ink Blocks.” I’ve made a travel kit that allows me to use them like watercolors. Below, you can see the first iteration of my travel kit. This compact set has gone all around the world with me. It made it possible to paint when I had no more than ten minutes at a rest stop. Getting set up to paint takes less than a minute and I can pack it all away in 20 seconds.
click here for Pen and Ink work
Derwent’s Inktense ink blocks can be a lot of fun in the studio, too. As with my other media, I generally use my own photos for reference. On occasion, I’ll use photos taken by my wife (with permission, of course!).
To order, send me an email at markivancole@gmail.com or send me a Facebook message with the title(s) you want!
I will add newer paintings on top as I paint them.
Studio Work
Plein Air Work
“Geithoorn Canal” – Netherlands – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Windmill” – Netherlands – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Hanamaka Tree” – Japan – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Hanamaka View” – Japan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Temple Bell” – Japan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Hanamaka View 1” – Japan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Shanlinxi Creek 2” – Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Jiaozuo” – Henan Prov., China – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Ernie Els’ View” – Stellenbosch, S. Africa – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“De Waal Winery” – Stellenbosch, S. Africa – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Devil’s Peak From Constantia” – S. Africa – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Lowveld View” – Blyde River Canyon, S. Africa – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“After Breakfast” – Blyde River Canyon, S. Africa – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Monkey Mt. Tree” – DaNang, Vietnam – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Rest Stop View” – Henan, China – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Huangshan Range From the Window” – Henan, China – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Huashan” – Henan, China – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Huashan Range at Sunrise” – Henan, China – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“So Many Buddhas” – Luoyang, China – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Guarding the Dragon” – Longtandaxiagu, China – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Songshan, Before the Gate” – Henan, China – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Shaolin Temple Gate” – Henan, China – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Xiaogou Park Outcrop” – Shanxi, China – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Only the Beginning” – Henan, China – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Near the Only Way Out” Henan, China – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
Mesa Verde Steps 1 – Colorado, USA – Inktense – 14×10.8cm 
“Qutub Minar Ruins” – Delhi, India – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Bull and Tree” – side of the road, India – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“King Air” – Delhi, India – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“An Older Gate” – Akbar’s Tomb, Agra, India – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Laxmi Vilas 1” – Bharatpur, India – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
Old Fort – Bharatpur, India – plein air – Inktense – 10×7″ 
“Defending the Hill” – Amer Fort, Jaipur, India – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Chomu Palace Balcony” – Jaipur, India – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“The Old Kitchen Used to be Here” – Jaipur, India – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Titisee Awakens” – Germany – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Heidelberg Tower (in a hurry)” – Germany – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Fussen Forest” – Fussen, Germany – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Fussen Hotel Alpen View” – Germany – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Unnamed Cascade” – Daxueshan, Taiwan – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Alsfeld Church Back Door” – Germany – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Kassel Tower” – Germany – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Festung Marienberg” – Wurzberg, Germany – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Skanderbeg’s Castle Tower” – Kuje, Albania – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Podgorica Dawn” – Montenegro – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Adriatic Cliff” – Dubrovnik, Croatia – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Below St. Lawrence’s Fortress” – Dubrovnik, Croatia – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Dubrovnik, East Side” – Croatia – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Sunrise from the Atrium” – Split, Croatia – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Door to Nowhere” -Diocletian’s Palace, Split, Croatia – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“The Silver Gate” – Split, Croatia – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Almost Spring” – Plitvice Nat. Pk., Croatia – Ink on paper – 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6cm – plein air 
“An Ongoing Discussion” – Zagreb, Croatia – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“As Yet Unrepaired” – Zagreb Cathedral, Croatia – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Bled Castle” – Bled, Slovenia – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“The Standout” – Taiwan – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Keelung Island” – Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Shady Spot for Mosquitoes” – Taiwan – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Interplay of Rocks and Clouds on Qilaishan” – Central Taiwan – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Shimenshan From Hehuanshan” – Central Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Hehuanshan East Peak” – Central Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Pinglin River Gap” – Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Old Station” – Danshui, Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“A Little Shelter” – Danshui, Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Yading in the Fall” – Daocheng/Yading, China – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Tibetan Backyard” – Daocheng/Yading, China – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Old Temple/New Temple” Daocheng/Yading, China – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Lijiang Median View at Rush Hour” – Lijiang, China – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Gaudi Park Contraband Plein Air” – Barcelona, Spain – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Waiting on the Tarmac” – Sevilla, Spain – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Cordoba” – Spain – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Three Old Friends” – Toledo, Spain – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Stone Cold Watch Keeper” – Avila, Spain – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“First View of Segovia” – Spain – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Good Place to Rest” – Dakeng, Taiwan – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“A Gathering of Equals” – Mayueyuan, Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Another Tide” – Pacific Grove, CA – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“As the Wind Blew Through” – McGee Creek, Sierra Nevada, CA – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“White Mountains From Lone Pine” – Lone Pine, CA, – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Alabama Hills Pinnacles” – Lone Pine, CA – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Zion Ramparts” – Deep Creek Coffee House, Zion, UT – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Eagle Crag” – Zion, UT – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Maybe Tomorrow” – Hatch Station, UT – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Right This Way, Please” – Bryce Canyon NP, Utah – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Storm Over Horseshoe Bend” – Arizona – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Where Once We Lived” – Canyon of the Ancients, CO – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Canyon of the Ancients 1” – Colorado – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Our Quiet Place” – Salt Valley Overlook, Arches NP, UT – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“From the End of Mesa Arch” – Arches NP, UT – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Canal Steps” – Zhiangjiajie, China – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“View From 419” – Zhiangjiajie, China – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“View From 3825” Fenghuang, China – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Just Inside the Old Wall” – ChangSha, China – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Fishermen’s Favorite” – Longdong, Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“View From The Perch” – Longdong, Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Venice Dawn” – Venice, Italy – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Uchisar Castle” – Cappadocia, Turkey – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Tuk-Tuk Chat Session” – Siem Reap, Cambodia – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Transasia 320” – Siem Reap, Cambodia – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Not All Views From Starbucks Are the Same” – Shilin, Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“The Old ‘Coffee Museum'” – Shipai, Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Morning on the Mediterranean” – Kusadasi, Turkey – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Mediterranean Rocks” – Kusadasi, Turkey – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Lao Air TR 72” – Siem Reap, Cambodia – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Off Highway 6” – Siem Reap, Cambodia – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Horse Ear Mt. in Fall” – South Korea – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Halong Bay Boat” – Vietnam – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Grand Palatino View 1” – Rome, Italy – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Grand Palatino View 1” – Rome, Italy – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Grand Bazaar Gate No. 1” – Istanbul, Turkey – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Florence Dawn” – Italy – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Florence Dawn 2” – Italy – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Fall Creek View” – South Korea – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Douliu View” – Taiwan – Inktense, 6.9×9.9″/17.6×25 cm – plein air 
“Castel Dell Ovo” – Napoli, Italy – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Bonsai” – Vietnam – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Beitou Creek Waterfall” – Beitou, Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“As the Sun Smiled” – Danshui, Taiwan – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Antalya Skyline 2” – Turkey – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“Antalya Skyline 1” – Turkey – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air 
“One of a Thousand” – Halong Bay, Vietnam – Inktense, 9.9×6.9″/25×17.6 cm – plein air
Mark Ivan Cole - exploring the inner and outer worlds 