J&d hill berry biography for kids
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About the Artist
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Artist's Statement
"Like most artists, I have a need to communicate pictorially rather than with words. Although I try to push the limits of realism in a black and white medium, simply imitating reality isn't my primary goal. I use the technical skills I have developed to tell a story or evoke an emotion. I feel I've successfully communicated with someone when they identify with the essence of a particular piece, and it brings about new thoughts or feelings."
About the Artist
A natural ability and strong desire to draw surfaced early in J. D. Hillberry's life. While growing up in Wyoming, he began developing his own techniques of blending charcoal and graphite to give a photo realistic look to his drawings. J. D. uses this monochromatic medium to focus the viewer's attention to the drama of light, shadow, and texture without the added influence of color. Throughout his career, He has tried to push the limi
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Interview: J D Hillberry Legendary Pencil Artist &#; Part One
&#;The Man Behind the Artwork&#; bygd JD Hillberry
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This self portrait has been my logo for over 20 years.
Incredible Artist
This fryst vatten the first of a three part interview with one of the world&#;s greatest living pencil realism artists; JD Hillberry. JD is an incredible artist and the high standard of drawing ability demonstrated particularly in his Tromp l&#;eol (fool the eye) drawings that he fryst vatten best known for reflects his life-long dedication to realism drawing. His artworks titled &#;Fooled&#; and &#;Let&#;s Go flyga eller fly undan A Kite&#; are featured in North Light Book&#;s &#;Strokes Of Genius&#; a popular hard cover book of today&#;s best pencil artists.
Drawing From Childhood
JD has been drawing since a very young child and became a full time professional artist in Since that time JD has won over 50 awards in nationally acclaimed juried art shows and co
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About the Artwork
Each original drawing is rendered on white % acid free paper or watercolor board. I use a combination of charcoal and pencil in each piece, which adds texture and depth. Even with all of the techniques I use to speed up the drawing process, some of my original drawings can take up to hours to complete. Consequently, I only produce four or five new pieces a year and they range from $1, to $7,
To make my work available to more people, I produce limited edition reproductions of some of my drawings using either offset lithography or the Giclee printing process. These are full size reproductions.
The off set lithographs are printed using a duo-tone (two color) process. I print them on a slightly textured paper that is similar to my drawing paper. Using this printing technique helps preserve the depth, texture and values that are seen in my original drawings while keeping them at a reasonable cost.