Photo To Pencil Sketch Biography
source(google.com.pk)I am an artist, presently, working in the mediums of colored pencil drawing and digital photography. Sometimes my photographs are used as inspiration for future drawings in colored pencil. Other times, my photos stand alone as a documentation of reality. They may capture a poignancy of person or place that might, otherwise, be lost to an imperfect memory. Often, my work reflects a new reality, which I have envisioned. A goal is to combine a sense of surreal with the real. I want the viewer to enjoy making discoveries while looking at my work and want him/her to linger a few extra seconds to ascertain what is true.
My drawings and photographs present simple subjects, but I infuse them with complex undercurrents. I like to think the work part literary. As I begin and elaborate on the narrative, the audience will supply the last chapter.
I draw on 30x40 illustration board or 20x30 watercolor board. Drawing that size with pencil takes many hours. My drawings are, generally, 100% colored pencil.
Close cropping and images reduced to a minimum of essential elements characterize my photographs. I print each photograph, which affords me almost complete control over the creative and technical process.
art bio
Born - Virginia
Bachelors Degree- Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, -Art Education
Masters Degree-Parsons School of Design & Bank Street College, NYC-Art Administration
Additional art coursework, workshops and seminars-Parsons in Paris, France,
Art League School, Alexandria, VA, NVCC, Manassas & Alexandria, VA.
Graphic Design Instructor- Arlington Public Schools & Arlington Adult Education
Colored Pencil Drawing Instructor-Alexandria Art League, Torpedo Factory
Volunteer Drawing Instructor- Fairfax County Public Schools.
Co-own Blair, Inc, Springfield VA, an exhibit design and fabrication studio
Founder and President, Metro Washington District Chapter, Colored Pencil Society of America
Colored Pencil Instructor, Goodwin House
publications
The Best of Colored Pencil III, Rockport Publishers
The Best of Colored Pencil IV, Rockport Publishers
Out Of Chaos, NVCC
exhibitions
Fourth International Colored Pencil Exhibition, San Diego, CA
Eighth International Colored Pencil Exhibition, Dallas, TX
Summer Exhibition, Children’s Hospital, Washington, DC
Cox Communications Headquarters, Herndon, VA
Explore This 2, Experimental Colored Pencil, Stuart FL
Winter Exhibition, Strathmore Hall Art Center, Bethesda, MD
Fairfax County Invitational, NVCC, Annandale, VA
Phoenix University, Reston, VA
Montgomery College, MD
Fairfax County Invitational, NVCC, Annandale, VA
Fourteenth International Colored Pencil Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
Colored Drawings, Chestertown Art League Gallery, Chestertown, MD
Explore This 4, Experimental Colored Pencil, Brea, CA
Plus All-Media Exhibitions at the Alexandria Art League, Torpedo Factory
Ratner Museum, Bethesda, MD
Sandy Springs Museum, Sandy Springs, MD
Goodwin House, Falls Church, VA
Glenview Mansion, Rockville, MD
solo exhibitions
Glamorama Salon- Georgetown, Washington, DC
Friendship Heights Community Center- Bethesda, MD
National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
HotCakes, Charlottesville, VA
Artomatic, Arlington, VA
Brittany Ramming-Ezell recently married and now resides in Harrison, AR with her husband. Brittany has been drawing since she was very young. Born into an artistic family, she has creativity in her blood.
Brittany can create a graphite portrait from any photograph. Pencil sketch portraits make enduring heirlooms to be handed down through generations. Sketches can be of one or more people or even a beloved pet. A professional sketch from a portrait artist makes a wonderfully unique gift for all occasions. Sketches are on high quality acid free artist paper. Standard size paper is used to help reduce costs of framing.
Brittany has her own flair as far as recreating photographs. She can make the dullest pictures spring to life. From retro to antique to even grunge, whatever your tastes, you can now show it off through her customized photo editing. Brittany has done work for many of the Branson entertainers. She has also worked with Billyhill.com web design company.
Ben grew up in Ivory Coast. He lived there 7 years, along with his parents and his 3 sisters. His father was a commercial engineer and his mother a Modern Jazz dance teacher. Everything changed when the family came back to Brussels in 1990. Ben was a demanding child and he didn't like school at all. He became wiser, more disciplined and a studious person later on, after a stay in a boarding school (at the "Collège Saint Vincent" (Belgium), from 12 y/o to 18 y/o). In 1994, he discovered for the first time that his energy, his fears, his emotions and his ideals could be canalized in "visual projects", it was the very beginning of a never ending adventure in drawing and painting. As a teenager, Ben had many other hobbies and activities: beside writing poetry on a daily basis, he played drums, piano and guitar, he also used to play basketball and to run everyday. His interest for graphic arts was eventually the strongest one.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Ben has a degree in Journalism (started at "Université Libre de Bruxelles" (Belgium) and completed at "IHECS" (Belgium) & "Utrecht University of Applied Sciences" in The Netherlands). He also briefly studied History of Art, Painting and Sculpture at "Hastings College of Arts & Technology" (England) but he is a self-taught person in Drawing and Photography. Through his studies, he learned several languages: French (1), English (2), Dutch (3), Polish (4), Spanish (5) and Russian (6). Ben loves languages because he loves communicating and interacting with people. He loves people.
PROFESSIONAL EVOLUTION
Following his studies, Ben has tried all kinds of different jobs but visual creation has always been his main concern. Since 2006 until now, his pictorial works have been published in famous Belgian and international newspapers and magazines (see "Press" for more info) and they have been seen by millions of people online. Ben Heine’s artworks have been exhibited in Belgium, Great Britain, France, Canada, USA, Germany, Turkey, Romania, Brazil, South Korea and Spain. Ben is currently represented by several well-established art galleries in Belgium and abroad, such as the Gallery Garden (Brussels), the Appart Gallery (Brussels), Start/Stuff&Art (Cape Verde), the Art Movement (London), the Next Gallery (Jacksonville), the Radeski Gallery (Liège) and others (see "Partners" for more info). He has also participated in numerous art events such as the London Art Fair, the Affordable Art Fair, the Berliner List, the Accessible Art Fair, Art Event, Music for Life... (see "Exhibitions" for more detailed info about the most important past and future shows).
PENCIL VS CAMERA
"Pencil Vs Camera" mixes drawing and photography, imagination and reality. It’s a new visual concept invented and initiated by Ben Heine in 2010. It's full of magic, illusion, poetry and surrealism. Ben published his first "Pencil Vs Camera" image in April 2010 but the series is the result of a long graphic exploration and a logic consequence of his personal artistic development. Ben usually integrates an inventive hand made drawing in front of a realistic background. There are several methods to achieve the same effect (see "Interviews" for more info). Ben’s hand is always clearly visible; it represents the close connection between the viewer, the artist and the artwork. The drawing is either in black and white on white paper or in color on black paper, while the photo is often very colorful, this amplifies the contrast between the two mediums. In this series, Ben likes to focus on people’s life, portraits, nature, animals, architecture... Among others, the main themes approached in "Pencil Vs Camera" are: Love, Freedom, After Life, Friendship and Nature. Ben says: "I just make art for people. I want them to dream and forget their daily troubles. I used to write poems many years ago, I want to convey a poetic and philosophical meaning into my pictures, each new creation should tell a story and generate an intense emotion, like a poem, like a melody". Because of their originality and the visual innovations Ben brought in his artworks, this series has had a huge impact on the graphic design community and has generated several buzz on the Internet. Ben says the initial idea of this "Pencil Vs Camera" concept came by coincidence while he was writing a letter in his family house in Braives, Belgium.
DIGITAL CIRCLISM
This is a project Ben started in 2010 as well. It is somehow a synthesis of Pop Art and Pointillism. In this series, Ben usually makes portraits of celebrities with digital tools using only flat circles on a black background. Each circle has a single color and a single tone. "Trends Hunter", the world's largest trend community, said about "Digital Circlism": "Through the use of graphic softwares and a whole lot of creativity, Ben Heine is able to create iconic faces from history and pop culture by drawing circles of various sizes and colors, in order to give them a dynamic and 3-dimensional appearance". The artist stated he has been making portraits for over 15 years now but it wasn't very long ago that he started developing this original technique. "As I've been working with digital tools recently, this came quite naturally, and I’m a big fan of Pop Art and Pointillism. "Digital Circlism" is a modern fusion of them". Ben takes inspiration from several photographs, then creates a brand new photomontage or a rough digital painting and he finally begins the long process of placing circles on a black background using image editing softwares and using his digital sketches as references (it requires between 100 and 180 hours of work for one portrait). In the people he chooses to portray, Ben often opts for celebrities he likes or admires, mainly singers or musicians, such as Bob Marley, Freddie Mercury, Eminem, Elvis Presley, Lady Gaga, Marilyn Monroe, Johnny Depp...
FLESH AND ACRYLIC
"Flesh and Acrylic" is Ben’s latest project (started in 2011). Ben creates abstract acrylic paintings on large wooden panels. The main idea is to create a surface blending the model with the background. Indeed, the particularity of the project resides in the fact that a living person is integrated in the artwork and is part of the whole composition. The end result is often wild and very colorful. Once the painting is finished, Ben takes pictures of it. The photos will be printed and exhibited afterwards. In this series, Ben’s intention is to give a new beauty and a new dimension to the life model. It's still an ongoing project and Ben is currently working on new "Flesh and Acrylic" creations. Certainly it's not recommended to cover your skin with acrylic paint repetitively, Ben first tried it on several parts of his own body, no pain, no irritation... Acrylic paint is water-based so the majority of the substance is not toxic. Acrylic paints with cadmium can be harmful because of the heavy metals they contain. Ben uses acrylic WITHOUT cadmium. Ben has worked with several models. A professional video documentary including his first "Flesh and Acrylic" creation (along with other works from other series) will soon be released worldwide.
PHOTOGRAPHY/DRAWING
Ben Heine has been drawing all his life since a very young age, he started being interested in photography later on, during his studies in Journalism. He doesn't make any specific distinction between photography or drawing. Photography has actually become one of his major specialties although he would never have imagined he would become a professional photographer one day. Ben always has a camera with him. He takes pictures every minute. He also spends a lot of time improving his images. Many of his final photos look somehow like paintings. Photography is all about light. The way light is used can generate a real difference and a huge impact in the resulting images. Light defines everything, the subjects, the environment, the atmosphere... Ben knows it and he always tries to remove all the visible imperfections to enhance and add a dramatic touch in all his pictures in a creative way to get the best results possible.
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