
About: Ben Holzhammer
My work is primarily photo-realistic drawing in graphite and ink as well as some watercolor and ink painting.
The art I create is mainly colored pencil. Techniques used are layering pigment, blending, burnishing and sgraffito. My designs are the result of observation of nature- capturing a moment in time.
Detailed pen &ink drawings (3-6 days) on duct paper then mounted on tin or wooden boxes. Then a 5-8 days process of layering transparent oils with brush/rag. I may add shine/gems then I put enamel.
Drawing in pen & ink using the crosshatch and parallel line techniques on 4 ply cotton rag paper.
My work is a response to spontaneous mark making, the search for and creation of sketched images, enhanced by the addition of collage. The result is funny, unique and sometimes weird characters.
Wildlife and equestrian artwork done in with archival materials in a mixed media utilizing a drawing technique.