A Tremendous Colored Pencil Feat

Ashley Chase
Aug 16, 2017
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When Ann showed me the absolutely mind blowing project that Tracey Chaykin was working on - I just knew it we had to have a blog feature about it!

Of course, we always hope when someone purchases a colored pencil book from annkullberg.com, that they do actually attempt drawing all of the step by step projects included. But Tracey has taken it one step further - and decided to draw all 15 demos from Cynthia Knox's CP Florals book - on one giant sheet of Strathmore Mixed Media Series 500 90lb paper.

Tracey (right) displaying her work in progress with Cynthia Knox (left),
the author of CP Florals. What a special moment. :)

Tracey has now completed 13 of the 15 projects featured in CP Florals, and we are certainly cheering her on to finish the last two.

Just look - what a magnificent job she's done so far!

Here's what Tracey told us about her experience, along with behind the scenes progress pics:

"I took this project on since I love flowers and being new to the art world after 30 years with no formal training, felt an instructional book was the next step. I have found the tutorials easy to follow, love the little tips along the way, made big time use of all the reference photos and have learned a great deal with each one!

My greatest challenge in the beginning were the backgrounds. After working through a few, I realized I was being too reserved with the amount of wax I was putting down.

In addition, I've picked up on the placement of highlights, learned about the tools of the trade, terminology, various colored pencil techniques and much more! I've acquired a confidence to propel me forward and apply to projects of my own. A definite must have, in my eyes, for any Colored Pencil library!"

Tracey is a member of the San Jose District Chapter of CPSA and new to the art community as a whole - which makes this feat even more tremendous!