Brock Alius was born and raised in Utah. After dropping out of the local university due to a frustrating lack of clarity in their teaching methods, and studying with other local artists only to find the same frustrations, Brock was fortunate to find local artist Ryan Brown.
Recently several artists asked me if I could make an EXTRA EXTRA large Nitram Maxi for them.
We did some tests and are very pleased to let everyone know that we succeeded BUT there are ONLY 17 of them.
The Nitram Maxi Extra is approximately 21.5 in x 2 in. They are $95.00 each + shipping.
Recently Nitram Charcoal exhibited at NAMTA (Art Materials Trade Show) in Houston, Texas. It is an opportunity to meet retailers, distributors and the occasional artist. NAMTA had decided to pool its exhibit space with CAMEX (Campus Market Expo).
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.
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