Black on Grey on White

Curious to have a peek at some of the best pencil artwork out there? Excellent ;) The Pencil Art Society' s new 2017 online exhibition has just gone live and showcases a wide spectrum of pencil art. A nice range of work is on display: from monotone to colour, through still live to surrealistic animal art as well as beautiful black and white portraiture. One identical element, that of quality craftsmanship and execution runs through the entirety of the selected of artwork.  Stoked to be amoung such talent.   Well done to all the winners!!!! "Jumping" 2016 Graphite on Paper 50x37 cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant

The happy dances have subsided and the mad wide grins relaxed enough to get a few coherent words down. Three of my drawings ( The Hug , Chinese Whispers & Unstuck ) have been juried in to the inaugural PAS international exhibition.  Woot!!!!! PAS 14 is to be held in Quebec Canada for 6 weeks throughout the summer. This is exciting news. Pencil artists are on the rise and thanks to the internet and social media sites starting to get increased attention. Shows of this caliber will show the public the scope and beauty of pencil art .  Show just how phenomenal and exceptional our medium is. The work of 59 talented artists hanging together in one place is bound to be quite inspirational . Must get cracking on designing a crate with extra passenger space. Just like my drawings I've never been to Canada.... The Hug Pencil on Paper 40x53 cm Chinese Whispers Pencil on Paper 30x59 cm Unstuck Pencil on Paper 48 x 42 ...

The Pencil Art Society , a young society well on the way to becoming a force to be reckoned with, has a philosophy that totally struck home. The Society is just what the pencil art world needs: a strong dedicate voice lobbying the power, the beauty and the versatility of pencil art. Member artists have a talent in abundance and I really could not miss the opportunity to  discover their pencil world. The amazing news that followed was so very humbling and made all the "struggle moments" over the years so very worth while. On the first of August, along with three other fantastic pencil artists  Denise J. Howard ,  Karen Hull  and  Wendy Thompson , we received wonderful news: The judges selected us as the first artists to receive Master Pencil Artist Status (MPAS)  Woot woot woot!!!! ~ The jury has examined all information and portfolios submitted by those PAS members wishing to obtain Master Pencil Artist Status (MP...