Say hello to MJ Ernst! Workshop 2 : Fountain Pen World

MJ Ernst lives in Chicago and is the owner of a custom made dress shop. She grew up in a small town in West Michigan and has been an artist her entire life.  MJ uses all types of medium for sketching and enjoys testing the creative limits of inks, especially water-solubles. Her quick sketch style is impressionistic and whimsical. MJ‘s urban sketches tend to include people, interiors and nature. She loves to challenge herself with interesting compositions and seeks out sketching opportunities that promote her growth as an artist. 

In May 2018 MJ participated at the Chicago Pen show as a demo artist and introduced her use of water soluble inks and fountain pens to the show’s attendees. This spring MJ will be teaching ink sketching classes for children and adults at the Nuveen Art Center in Whitehall Michigan.

MJ is an also Administrator with USK Chicago and has been a member for 3 years. She helps organize monthly sketch crawls and run the USk Chicago Instagram account. MJ is also the Sponsorship coordinator for Chicago Sketch Seminar and maintains Sponsorship relationships throughout the year.