Studio Sunday-Graphite and Letters

On a recent trip to Artist & Craftsman in Saugus, MA, I bought this block of graphite from Portugal. I didn't have to to experiment, but had to try it out. I wet the graphite and wrote this quickly with a brush. I look forward to playing with darks and lights with both brush and pen. I am storing the block in an old slide box with cut pieces of sponge underneath.