ARTIST: Fede Tessa, Argentina ARTIST STATEMENT: Sketched on location. For this particular sketch, I drew it on Saturday because on weekdays the area is too crowded! I chose my Alpha Series hardbound A4 sketchbook and drew across the two pages, so the sketch is an A3 size. I started drawing the Splendor Hotel (classical building […]
May 27th, 2019
ARTIST: Stefanie Hornik, Germany ARTIST STATEMENT: This sketch is all about trying out, playing with colours and materials. I more or less randomly picked different tools to test the effect and the handling on the paper. (For example, I used watercolors, acrylic markers and colored pencils.) I mostly use these materials for my artworks. This […]
April 25th, 2019
Stillman & Birn sketchbooks will soon be available in a square shape: 7½” x 7½” (19 x 19 cm.) These new sketchbooks will be made in four varieties: Alpha Series – Item 101750S Beta Series – Item 301750S Zeta Series – Item 901750S Nova Trio – Item 399750S
Square-shaped drawing surfaces have a completely balanced […]
December 11th, 2018
Artist: Dr. Disha Chauhan, India Artist Statement: I love capturing everyday happenings around me on paper and over time have realised they work as great inspiration for colour, form and detailing study. In the process I am also trying to understand my own style too. As I have been trying major changes in my life […]
May 10th, 2017
Artist: Anna Vecherskaia, Czech Republic Ovocný Square is a small narrow plaza in central Prague. The square has been a home to a market since the early 13th century and was a center of the fruit and vegetable trade until the early 20th century. Anna’s watercolor depicts the square as the sun is setting and […]
October 10th, 2016
Artist: Joe Rayome, United States Artist Statement: When my wife and I met in college, her family had a year-old English Setter pup named Sophie. Sophie was everything a good dog could be – loyal, lovable, protective and smart. She taught herself to ring a bell hung on a doorknob as a Christmas decoration when […]
September 1st, 2016
Artist: Jean Mackay, United States Artist Statement: When traveling to a new place, I like to start with a map in my sketchbook. Though I’ve been to Maine many times, I’d never been to Deer Isle. Prior to setting off, I sketched the island outline and painted the deep blue water, using a lot of […]
June 26th, 2015
FIAT 500 Artist: Luciano Cisi, Italy Aritst Statement: The subject is a Fiat 500 F Series – a vintage 1970 model. I drew it in plein air at a mall parking lot close to my home in Latina, a town in about 65 km south of Rome. I sketched it using pencil, Steadtler Pigment Liner […]