Though a recent convert from graphite, British artist Nolon Stacey's mastery of the medium of charcoal is immediately apparent in his strikingly detailed compositions. Stacey was kind enough to take a break from channeling the wonders of the natural world that surround his home and studio in the Yorkshire Dales in northern England to answer some questions for our latest installment of the Contemporary Charcoals blog series. For more on Stacey's work, please visit his website: www.nolonstacey.com
Nitram Charcoal has made a short cameo in the new Netflix series, Shadow Hunters! The show is based on Cassandra Clare’s best-selling book series, The Mortal Instruments, and features Clary, an artist who is trying to find her way among vampires, werewolves, faeries and warlocks to discover more about her past and her future.
At CreativeWorld, we premiered our brand NEW video entitled Nitram World, which showcases many great artists and their work. Some of the art used in this video - Nitram World - was on display.
While the medium of charcoal is often celebrated for its ability to so closely capture the hand of the artist, it also deserves credit for chronicling an artist's evolution as he or she navigates the development of a unique artistic approach. Such can be seen in the charcoal compositions of early 20th-century artist Max Weber. An integral member of the American avant-garde, Weber actually began with a conventional compositional style.
In our last 2015 installment of our "Contemporary Charcoals" interview series, we are fortunate to showcase the remarkable work of Laia Gonzalez. An artist currently based in Barcelona, Gonzalez capitalizes in her compositions on the power of charcoal for rich tonal and contour contrasts, which results in fantastic finished compositions
The Contemporary Charcoals Blog Series continues this week! Up in this installment is Canadian artist Roberta Murray. A native of Alberta, Murray captures striking views of the landscape in her oil compositions, but it is in her charcoal works that we get an intimate window into the artist herself.
Traditional Fine Art by Patricia Adolph of Nitram Charcoal, as seen in the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery in Toronto in an exhibition featuring traditional fine art by Albert Slark & Students