From the Netherlands Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921) Diffidence (Lillie) (1893) Graphite and coloured pencil on paper Private collection
"Chanteurs" 2011, coloured pencils on paper, cm 30x30
No matter what culture or society you belong to, the importance of food is an overarching theme that unites us all. Hong Kong-based illustrator Furze Chan has established a name for herself by delicately drawing all kinds of foods, transforming the subject from a mouth-watering substance to beautiful works of tiny art. She tells It’s Nice That: “I’m lucky to be able to create through drawing. It allows me to draw anytime when I feel something pop into my mind.” For this illustrator, putting a scene from her mind onto paper is “exciting and addictive”, not to mention highly pleasurable for viewers.
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A Scrapbooker's Spot for Daily Thoughts
Milan-based artist Marco Mazzoni works almost exclusively with colored pencils to create intricate drawings that depict the cycles of nature and worlds based heavily in Italian folklore. One of his most frequent subjects are drawings of flora and fauna who seem to be consuming or living on top of the face of a woman whose eyes we never see. The artist says he consciously does not depict the eyes so the viewer doesn’t consider the artwork a portrait, but instead a still life where all elements have equal importance. More
Contemporary Realist Pastel Painter
