Founded 1943

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Workshop Brief

A reference photo, line drawing and artist instruction packet will be provided. 

You'll learn...

• How to ‘paint’ with colored pencil
• Layering
• Drawing on a textured surface
• Value and Contrast
• Blending techniques – Burnishing vs. Blending Mediums
• Drawing glass and reflections
• Creating a blurry background – Bokeh effect

Supply list

• Paper: 1 sheet of Mi-Teintes Wedgwood Color. 9 X 9”

(These generally come in larger sheets, so you can cut it down to size and have spare paper for future projects!)

• Drawing Board
• Kneaded Eraser
• 1 mono eraser
• 1 sheet of Carbon Graphite paper
• 1 Ruler
• 1 hot pink or bright blue pencil – any brand
• Scotch brand Magic tape
• Artist tape -White
• 1 small erasing shield
• 1 small bottle Gamsol or Odorless Mineral Spirits
• 1 small flat paint brush size 4 or 6 and
• 1 round paint brush size 4. (These brushes can just be small craft paint brushes. We’ll be using them for blending.
• Pencils: Prismacolor and Caran d'Ache Luminance. Click the button below to view the full list of suggested pencils.
  

Nancy has always had a passion for music and art and graduated with a degree in Fine Art from Bowling Green State University with an emphasis on painting and specializing in Graphic Design. But Hollywood was calling her name and upon graduation she moved to CA and began working in the film business. After nearly three decades in Southern CA, life altering events prompted a move back to Ohio to be closer to family. It was then that she rediscovered her artistic roots and entered an online colored pencil contest. She received an Honorable Mention and was completely hooked!

She has worked in many different mediums through the years, but Colored Pencil is where her passion lies. She strives for realism in her work and her subjects are diverse, but she particularly loves focusing on the details in everyday subjects and capturing that perfect "moment in time" and having them come to life on her paper.

Nancy's work has been published in many International magazines both as a featured artist and as author of articles, including two times in Artists Network Best of Drawing, Strokes of Genius.

She is an International award winning artist and her drawings have been accepted in gallery shows around the country. She is a proud Signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, (CPSA), and is also a member of the International Guild of Realism, (IGOR), the United Kingdom Colored Pencil Society, (UKCPS), and Allied Artists of America.