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

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 Los Angeles Colored Pencil Society Chapter organized a demonstration of colored pencil techniques for the Pacific Arts Group of Torrance. I was there as one of the demonstrators showing my Icarus Drawing Board technique.

Yesterday we had a successful mini-workshop on the Icarus Technique at the San Diego Chapter meeting of the Colored Pencil Society. Participants had a great time following along my step-by-step video clips on the fourteen Icarus Drawing Boards available for the workshop.

San Diego CPSA Chapter Mini Workshop

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

The Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California was this year’s host of the 14th Annual Conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Icarus Art was one of the exhibitors and I demonstrated my new Icarus Technique to the numerous attendees.

ASBA Conference 2008 (1)

ASBA Conference 2008 (2)

The second demonstration of my new technique using a heated drawing board (prototype of the Icarus Drawing Board) took place at the Los Angeles Chapter meeting of the Colored Pencil Society of America on October 6, 2007.

The first demonstration of my new technique using a heated drawing board (prototype of the Icarus Drawing Board) took place at the at the San Diego Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America on April 6, 2007.