One of my other jobs is reporting on local art exhibitions here in Vienna, and last year found me viewing an exhibition of drawings by Austrian artist, Paul Flora (1922-2009).

Flora’s works proved strangely captivating and must have made a lasting impression; a period of introspection led me to turn my hand to pen & ink drawing.

Aside: that thud you just heard was caused by my school art teacher’s lower jaw hitting the ground.

Anyway, part of the learning process has been to study drawi...