I’m so looking forward to the 18th Annual Colored Pencil Society Convention in Santa Clara next week. I can’t wait to personally welcome all of you who signed up for my workshop on July 29th and 30th. Whether or not you are already familiar with the Icarus Drawing Board, this workshop will give you plenty to assimilate. I promise you that while you will work hard, you will also have fun experimenting with new and original colored pencil applications.

One of the highlights of the CPSA Convention is the International Exhibition that this year is at the Los Gatos Art Museum. It is always inspiring to take a close look at some of the best colored pencil artwork in the world.

Hope to see you there!

Los Gatos Art Museum Home Page

Happy Fourth of July! I hope you are all celebrating Independence Day with your family and friends.

The 2010 Colored Pencil Society Silent Auction images have been posted online for everybody to preview. This is a show of  “Small Works of Great Magnitude” that will give convention attendees an opportunity to purchase original colored pencil art. My piece “True Colors” is one of the 36 donated artworks. I can’t wait to bid on some of my favorites.

CPSA Silent Auction

The Colored Pencil Society of America has announced the names of the two workshop teachers for the 18th Annual International Convention and Exhibition in Santa Clara, California. I’m thrilled to be  one of them. Here is the announcement:

“We have two talented instructors for our workshops on Thursday and Friday of Convention Week. Allan Servoss, CPSA will be stretching our minds and drawing skills with his workshop entitled “Beyond Technique: Drawing from the Heart and Mind. Ester Roi, inventor of the Icarus Drawing Board, will demonstrate and instruct class attendees to “unleash the potentials of wax-based colored pencils” using heat with her workshop “Wax and Heat, A Match Made in Heaven.” We will also have a Saturday outing to practice drawing in plein air under the tutelage of Melissa Miller Nece, CPSA. These events provide a great experience for sharing and learning with other artists.”

Please check the CPSA blog for more information on the 18th Annual International Convention and Exhibition and their website for the complete Prospectus.

The Colored Pencil Society has released the names of the 2009 Silent Auction top bids. I’m thrilled that my piece “Midnight Journey” is among them. The five artworks are shown in the photo below.

Silent Auction Top Bids

From July 30th to August 1st, I will be in Atlanta, GA, for the 17th Annual Convention of the Colored Pencil Society of America . I will be available for free demonstrations of the Icarus Technique. For more information, please check out the CPSA convention website.

Member to Member Fundraiser

“Into the Light” received the “Award for Excellence” at the 16th Annual International CPSA Exhibition in Seattle, WA.

Into the Light

San Diego Chapter Friends

I attended the 15th Annual CPSA International Convention in Bethesda, Maryland. “Preludio” was juried into the exhibition and is on display at the Strathmore Mansion.

"Preludio" at the Strathmore Mansion

Strathmore Mansion

I have attended with my family my first Colored Pencil Society Covention and Exhibition in Albaquerque, New Mexico. Here we are at the artists reception at the EXPO New Mexico Fine Arts Gallery.

My Family at the CPSA Exhibition