This week’s featured pencil artist is a painter, illustrator and pencil artist from Germany named Wolfgang Burgmayr. Wolfgang enjoys “the challenge of trying different styles and different fields,” and this readiness to experiment with different mediums is apparent in his DeviantArt gallery. Wolfgang uses graded graphite pencils ranging from 2B to 8B to create his drawings. He […]
This week’s featured pencil artist goes by the handle 00rej on DeviantArt. Her DeviantArt profile is shrouded in mystery, containing very little information about the artist, with a half-cropped photo and cryptic quote serving as the only indication that there is anyone on the other side of the screen. She has galleries dedicated to digital […]
This week’s featured pencil artist is Monika, an artist from Poland who creates drawings, sketches and doodles using a combination of graphite and ink tools. Monika’s style is heavily influenced by Japanese animation and Manga, and her drawings feature the bright colors, large eyes and exaggerated expressions that define the genre. Monika uses ballpoint pens, […]
This week’s featured artist is Paul Murray, a pencil artist and photographer born and raised in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. While studying to become an architectural drafter, Paul decided to pursue his interest in animals and begin his career as a semi-professional wildlife photographer. Most of his drawings are based off of his own nature photography […]
Two weeks ago, while on vacation in Walt Disney World, I found myself in the Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream gallery. The attraction is described as “a multimedia gallery exhibit of rare artifacts and an inspiring 15-minute film bring the story of Walt Disney to life.” One of those exhibits, I discovered, is a reconstruction […]
This week’s featured pencil artist is Bob Carriedo, a pencil artist from the United States who creates fluid pencil works that call back to the Surrealists of the early 20th century. His landscapes and portraits draw inspiration from Salvador Dalí, André Breton, René Magritte, and the other icons of the movement, but each drawing is realized […]
This week’s featured artist is Neil Butler, a pencil artist who goes by the hilariously-awesome handle piratebut123 on DeviantArt. Neil’s gallery is filled with pencil sketches, watercolor paintings and (my favorite) watercolor/aquarelle pencil drawings of pop-culture icons including Walter White, Travis Bickle and Captain America. I had a really tough time picking which of Neil’s […]
This week’s featured pencil artist is Christopher Hayes Kennedy, a pencil artist who goes by the handle chkennedy on DeviantArt. Christopher’s DeviantArt gallery is filled with landscape paintings, graphite portraits and sketches of hands. While many artists (me included) are afraid of hands and the challenge they represent, Christopher has embraced the difficult task of […]
This week’s featured pencil artist is Crystal, a pencil artist, painter and photographer who goes by the handle yummypomegranate on DeviantArt. Crystal’s DeviantArt gallery is filled with sketches, doodles, and paintings depicting everything from shoes to skulls, each realized in a different style that shows the breadth of her artistic ability. Below are three of […]
This week’s featured pencil artist is Augusto Abarca, a graphic designer living and working in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Augusto’s DeviantArt gallery is filled with drawings that range from character designs and fan art, to caricature and concept art. While I love his takes on characters from mythology and pop-culture (I’m looking at you Zeus and […]
