Drawing my own conclusions
Kathryn Hansen graphite and colored pencil drawings
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4M ago
A tweetable Moment won the Best of Show and Cippy Award at the 31st Annual International CPSA Exhibition. Which was a ginormous surprise and honor! Recently I had the great pleasure but extremely hard job of judging a colored pencil art show. I learned so much in the process of selecting 10 "winning" pieces, altho I could have easily chosen more to win as there were so many fantastic drawings! These are just some of my observations from judging.   And first and foremost, this is just my humble opinion. Another judge may have picked totally different pieces for other reasons...I ..read more
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Blu Beary's story
Kathryn Hansen graphite and colored pencil drawings
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4y ago
Blu received his nickname because of his great fondness for blueberries, although on occasion he does love a good lingonberry or even a delicious huckleberry! In his neck of the woods, Blu has been known to devour over 30,000 berries in a whole day…they are just too delicious to resist!! Blu is also a very curious bear and will inspect almost anything to determine if it is edible. Atho he can be very lazy at times, preferring to sit from the comfort of his trusty log sniffing the smells drifting on the breeze ..read more
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Flowers of the air
Kathryn Hansen graphite and colored pencil drawings
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4y ago
When you first step foot into the towering majestic Eucalyptus tree grove in Pismo Beach, you feel slightly disappointed as all you see is, well...just trees. But hold on...there's glittering flashes of orange all around you as well- camouflaged butterflies start fluttering over your head and you stand there just mesmerized with a stupid grin on your face...or was that just me!! Western Monarches, my favorite of all the jewel-toned butterflies, migrate thousands of miles seeking shelter from the freezing northern winters and make a pit stop at Pismo Beach each year starting in late O ..read more
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Up at the quack of dawn
Kathryn Hansen graphite and colored pencil drawings
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5y ago
Up at the Quack of Dawn (c) 2019 17.5x13 $1825.00 Through the years I have hiked and photographed this beautiful trail in Pasadena, CA called Lower Arroyo Seco, meaning "dry stream" in Spanish. The trail leads you under the magnificent Colorado Boulevard Bridge, which is the only local bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places, built in 1913.  Just south of the bridge is where a small pond resided brimming with countless Mallard ducks and their adorable ducklings! The Devils Gate damn, just north of this lovely area is where the problem began this year for the Lower Ar ..read more
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Over the river and through the woods.
Kathryn Hansen graphite and colored pencil drawings
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5y ago
Wade in the Stillness Collection of Memories Stories to be told ~Kathryn Hansen~ Power to the Pebble (c) Kathryn Hansen 17x11.75 $1720 On the hiking trail in La Canada, CA with my dog Indie ..read more
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He drives everyone nuts!
Kathryn Hansen graphite and colored pencil drawings
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5y ago
Wilderness Retreet (c) Kathryn Hansen 9.5x20Despite Chippy McNutters diminutive size, he was pretty much a big shot in his neck of the woods as he could gather up to 165 acorns on a good day. His furry friends however were starting to have concerns about Chippy's hoarding problem. Intervention seemed inevitable. Luckily for Chippy hibernation season was right around the corner so he was able to skirt the issue till Spring ..read more
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Burnish, baby burnish.
Kathryn Hansen graphite and colored pencil drawings
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5y ago
There are lots of different types of burnishing when it comes to colored pencils, my favorite with this piece has been tonal burnishing. I will do this several times in a section. I start by layering my colors on top of each other with a very light hand (this is achieved by holding the pencil further back), going in opposite directions with very consistent tiny circular strokes, and keeping my pencil point razor sharp while building up layers of color. I'm not heavy handed but I do apply more pressure with a Caran d'Ache Pablo white or light grey pencil towards the end, when I have my colors ..read more
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Stepping stones
Kathryn Hansen graphite and colored pencil drawings
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5y ago
I love hiking...I do it every weekend unless something prevents me from going. My dog Josie and I would leave early and be gone most of the morning, hiking high up in the mountains behind our home. She and I were soo connected and happy to be out there enjoying nature. But my sweet, beloved hiking buddy passed away over 3 years ago leaving me devastated.  These days I hike with my new pup Indie, who to my disappointment is not a hiker...or even a walker...he's more of a sniffer. And when he gets onto a tasty smell there is no moving him...he is stubborn with a mind of his own. I use to get ..read more
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Birds in Art 2018
Kathryn Hansen graphite and colored pencil drawings
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5y ago
The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum that houses the Birds in Art Exhibition is even more beautiful from the last time I saw it, before I moved to California in 1998. I snapped this photo on Sunday morning when it was so peaceful after all the hub bub from the activities of the past 3 days. They have an amazing sculpture garden surrounding the museum. I don't think I'll ever be able to express just how thrilling it was to walk into the museum on Friday afternoon and see my drawing there!! This song kept going through my brain. I was feelng a bit overwhelmed until I spotted my art/drawing he ..read more
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Home tweet home
Kathryn Hansen graphite and colored pencil drawings
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5y ago
Rocky shoreline, dramatic scenery, salty breezes, cool temps. A breathtaking home for a clever brown pelican like Nigel Pellie, who lives unconstrained with dozens and dozens of other seabirds on a private beach in Palos Verdes. Nigel is one of the most recognized birds with his long neck and iconic throat pouch. He is sleek and well fed...an ace diver...those fish never see him coming. He spends most of his carefree days fishing and preening and is known as being very social in the flock he travels with. But there is more to Nigel then just that. Nigel is a collector. Seashells, feathers, co ..read more
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