9/13/2023 0 Comments Color pencil sketches of nature![]() ![]() New technology has made it possible to add vast amounts of previously unknown data and stunning images from the deep seeing how little we know about this realm is humbling to say the least!" What I am learning about the ocean and its inhabitants is almost as much fun as drawing them. "I love melding art and science, a perfect full circle back to marine biology, my first intended career. "I research each species I draw and include its names and a brief bit of info," she says. With her latest Underwater Fireflies however, she has drifted down the water column into the twilight zone where bioluminescence reigns supreme. Her chosen home is in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii, where for the past several months she has been drawing from the sunlight zone - the reef-dwellers and bejeweled shallow-water dancers. The Gulf of Mexico BP oil disaster in 2010 prompted her to dedicate her work to the protection and preservation of her beloved ocean. Upon retiring in 2010 she declared herself a full-time professional artist. This has always had great appeal to the Japanese, enabling her to have 6 sell-out solo exhibits in that country. Japan's aesthetic influence is prominent in her work, both in composition and fine detail. Fluent in English, Norwegian and Japanese, she uses her art and her cross-cultural connections to build bridges and encourage environmental awareness and communication. Since 1970 she has been intimately connected to Japan, living there for more than 15 years and raising her son there for 12 years as a single mother. And so, I have made it my personal mission to increase it's visibility through the community and the use of social media, to expand the knowledge and power colored pencils have to offer.īorn in Sweden and raised between Norway and Canada, Solveig has been drawing all her life. It has been quite clear to me, as a colored pencil artist, that not enough people know about colored pencil art. ![]() The goal of my work is too keep re-inventing colored pencils, always daring to push the medium to greater limits.Īlthough I continue to build my body of colored pencil drawings, I have also dedicated myself to increasing the visibility of this great medium. My work consists of both portraiture and still life, including topics such as cars, statues and radios. I am not a artist that is defined by a singular subject, but rather a scope of many things. Today I work exclusively in colored pencil creating collections based on my personal experiences. The feedback and support I recieve for my work has certainly landed my mark in the art world. The feedback is always astounding! The same way I felt about seeing colored pencil art for the first time was what people were seeing in my work. I currently show my colored pencil art in several galleries in the Ottawa area, as well as actively participating in art shows throughout the year. Like any artist, I became very passionate about sharing my work with the world, which then flourished my art career. It took me five years to develop the technique and to feel entirely comfortable with the medium. Although there were moments of self doubt and complete fustration, I would have to say that I had a very natural ability to use colored pencils effectively. With zero knowledge of "how to" or "what to do" I embraced the the skill and taught myself as I went along. ![]() I couldn't believe it! How could colored pencils, so basic be so expressive and look so real? I was amazed! So taken by this medium, I knew at that moment that I wanted to be a colored pencil artist.Īnd so my journey to becoming a colored pencil artist began. It was during this inquisitive time that I stumbled onto the 'wonderful world' of colored pencils. Like many budding artist, I started out by exploring different mediums and subjects, all in an attempt to find my bearings. Born and raised in Ottawa Ontario,expressing my creative side has always been a way of life for me. ![]()
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