Here is my artwork for this year’s CPSA Silent Auction. It’s colored pencil (Prismacolor Premier and Caran d’Ache Luminance) on Stonehenge paper. As I was working on this piece, Cyndi Lauper’s song “True Colors” came to mind. I ended up playing it repeatedly, maybe a hundred times over. The words describe how I feel about this flower to perfection, hence I decided to borrow the title. I invite you to listen to this beautiful song using the player below.
11″ x 14″ – Wax-based Media (Colored Pencil)
Created with the Icarus Drawing Board
I have just finished making two ATC cards for a group project with the San Diego District Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society. It’s the first time I have attempted to do such miniature artworks (2.5″ x 3.5″) and I have to say… it’s been a challenge. I like to work big so that the finest line in the painting is at least twice the size of the pencil point. In these two examples the point of the pencil felt too thick for the size of the projects.
California Poppy
Vinca Major
2.5″ x 3.5″ – Wax-based Media (Colored Pencil)
Created with the Icarus Drawing Board
Happy New Year, everybody!Buon Anno a tutti!
My 2010 resolution? To pay attention to what is small, unassuming or overlooked. One never knows – sometimes the smallest action can have GIANT consequences.
The Butterfly Effect
21″ x 26″ – Wax-based Media (Colored Pencil and Artist Crayon)
Created with the Icarus Drawing Board
Look for a post next week where I’ll demonstrate how I did the background.
I am an artist and inventor living in Southern California. On this site I post new artwork, chronicle my progress as an artist, and keep you updated on my invention, the Icarus Drawing Board®. The Icarus Technique, where wax-based media is softened or melted on a heated drawing board, is the perfect method to achieve the smooth gradations and dissolving hues that permeate my art. Flowers are my favorite vessel through which I express my vision of a brilliant universe.
