Night Owl is Climbing the Charts Ted Russell Kamp’s album Night Owl debuted at #19 on the EuroAmericana music chart last week. This episode of the Blackwing Sessions was recorded during Ted’s live performance at Loudville Studios last November, and features Ted performing “Smile Alone,” the opening track off of Night Owl. Tune in and watch as Ted discusses […]
The January/February issue of Stanford Magazine features an article about Pencils.com President Charles Berolzheimer and the revival of the Blackwing pencil. Here’s an excerpt from the article, which can be found at the Stanford Alumni website. [quote]For those who happily weaned off pencils sometime after their last Scantron test, the scene at the Art Director’s Club […]
This week’s featured pencil artist is Cory Smith, a graphite pencil artist and sculptor living in Illinois. When he isn’t out saving the world one convention at a time, Cory draws incredibly realistic and detailed renditions of comic superheroes and villains. How realistic you ask? Take a look for yourself. [slider][pane][/pane] [pane][/pane][pane][/pane][pane][/pane][pane][/pane][/slider] Here’s a short […]
It’s a new year, and that means a new batch of featured pencil artists. 2013’s first Pencil Artist of the Week is Ranjini Venkatachari, an artist living in Sammamish, Washington. Ranjini has been doodling since she was first able to hold a pencil, and her talents have earned her a Signature membership in the Colored […]
This week’s featured pencil artist is a self-taught artist named Peggy Magovern. Her art has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Readers Digest, Sports Illustrated and more, and she has worked with clients ranging from Honda to Banana Republic. During her free time, she shares her talents with other artists while leading “Realistic Portraiture […]
This week’s featured pencil artist does something really special with pencils. Actually, she does something really special with pencil shavings. Yes, you read that right. Her name is Mae Alandes, and she’s a Spanish artist who specializes in making jewelry out of pencil shavings. Mae studied jewelry at the EASD of Valencia, where she graduated in 2010. She creates everything […]
Pencils.com is excited to announce that we are now carrying Palomino’s Imagine Series pencils. These high-quality pencils feature the premium finish and smooth HB graphite core that you’ve come to expect from Palomino, and are available in 10 different lacquer colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, black, grey, white, silver and gold. Palomino Imagine pencils […]
This week’s featured pencil artist is Steve Mills, an artist, photographer, guitarist and songwriter living in Hermiston, Oregon who spends his time “being creative 24/7.” Steve’s realistic pencil portraits capture the essence of his subjects in ways that photography often cannot, fitting since he worked in photography for over 20 years. Here’s a short bio written […]
For those of you following us on Twitter, you may have noticed a few tweets going out about our Facebook Sweepstakes featuring a prize package that contains an original painting by artist Dave Medin, who is best known for his baseball art. Today, we thought we would share why we think this is the most exciting contest […]
This week’s featured pencil artist is Greg Stout, a penciler and graphic designer (and much, much more) living in Sunnyvale, California. Greg was born in Lewiston, Idaho where his interest in art began when he was eight years old. He studied art through high school and designed his first professional logo before he graduated. Greg […]
