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Pencil Artist of the Week: Wim Heldens
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekOkay, so this one isn't so much a pencil drawing, as it is a painting of a model holding a pencil. But you like pencils well enough to forgive that, right?
We read over at Pencil Points the other day about this portrait, by Wim Heldens. Heldens,…

Pencil Artist of the Week: The Creative Native
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekThis week's featured pencil artist, 23 year-old Ashleigh Brown, has a Tumblr blog, Creative Native, where she posts all sorts of sketches, illustrations and artwork. Our favorite of her work are the doodles she creates, like this one. Despite…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Cheryl Chapman
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekI attended an event Saturday evening in my hometown (Fort Wayne, Indiana) called "Drop Your Avant Garde," a night combining local bands, art, food, and drink downtown. Often times it showcases artists who aren't as well known in the community.
A…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Audrey Kawasaki
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekThis week's featured pencil artist is Audrew Kawasaki. This piece was featured on graphic designer Soraan Latif's Tumblr blog, called Blarggggg (I hope I have enough "g"s in there). It's a geisha, drawn in contemporary Japanese style, on a block…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Fredo
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekThere's a pencil artist who has been circulating around the design blogs for a few days now; a Chilean teenager named Fredo. Unlike Ben Heine (featured here in January) who creates a drawing, and photographs it, incorporating the art and the…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Janie Pirie
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekOur friends at the Pencil Museum in the UK are big supporters of pencil artists. They hold workshops, give away free products, and have many initiatives supporting creativity with pencils.
They recently featured Janie Pirie, a botanical artist,…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Chris Gallo
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekWe just wrapped up Cartooning Month, and what better way to celebrate cartoons than by featuring friend of Pencils.com, pencil artist and blogger at Pencil Blots, Chris Gallo and how he conceives and creates cartoons!
Cartoons by Pencil Artist…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Henrik Moses
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekPencil artist Henrik Moses is a professional graphite artist based in the Netherlands. Besides portraits and commissions, he creates extraordinary surrealism scenes, including this one, titled "Prisoner of my own".
This piece was well-liked…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Madame Talbot
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekThis week's pencil artist is Madame Talbot, a poster artist specializing in the so-called Victorian Lowbrow genre who loves pencils. She uses them every day, and expects them to perform when adding intricate detail to her drawings.
"I first…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Sarah Brannen
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekWe're excited about our Monday Pencil Artist this week! Sarah Brannen is a writer and illustrator with many great books under her belt: She wrote and illustrated Uncle Bobby's Wedding, which is an essential tool in explaining and showcasing…

