Colored Pencil Demonstration 123ABOUT THE ARTIST
Elliott Everson is a longtime resident of Arizona,
USA, and he has spent many years hiking and
climbing in the desert. Everson creates his own
vision of the plants, lizards other animals and the
natural world, working with colored pencil on
paper, wood and stone. When working on natural
stone, he creates drawings that harmonize the
subjects with the drawing surface to depict the life
of plants and animals that live among the rocks.
Everson has won numerous awards in
local, state and national exhibitions. Many of
his commissioned works are held in private
collections. His work has been published inbooks, magazines and brochures. He graduated
with a degree in art education from Arizona
State University, and has taken many workshops
over the years from noted colored pencil artists
and teachers. Everson enjoys the opportunity
of sharing his knowledge of colored pencil
materials and techniques; teaching art classes and
workshops around Arizona and nationally. He is
a Signature Member and Five-Year Merit Award
recipient of the Colored Pencil Society of America.
Contact at
http://www.elliotteverson.comSTAGE 12 FINAL WORK
Inner Beauty, colored pencil, 24 x 16" (61 x 41 cm)
When the piece is finally declared finished I will
apply multiple layers of a UV-resistant spray
acrylic coating. This protects the surface and
allows framing without Plexiglas. Inner Beauty
will then be mounted in a floater frame.