Avifauna, Color Pencil Drawing

by Kelley Hensing

“Avifauna” means the birds of a particular habitat or time frame. Most of the birds pictured in this piece have been referenced from my window, (other than perhaps the peacock.)

Color pencils on archival paper. New frame made of wood, glass over top. Art 11×14, with frame 15×18

~I also plan to make a 2nd version of this piece as a larger oil painting onto patterned wood.

Process: The first pencil sketch I drew from my head. Then using vellum, I drew a more careful version over the top, referencing birds for correct shape and colors. I like when I can save my sketches, so using a light box I traced the finished drawing onto archival paper. I used prismacolor pencils to create the final.

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Kelley Hensing

Kelley creates new pieces every month! Feel free to contact her for a current list of work available from the studio.

Bio: Kelley is inspired by the mysterious. She grew up in a house by the woods surrounded by animals and wilderness, so many of her themes bring together strange nature, mortality and spirituality. Using archetypes of characters from folklore and myth as well as her own stories, she enjoys portraying unusual tales that symbolize our hopes and fears.

Kelley earned her MFA from the School of Visual Arts and her BFA from the Rhode Island School of design. Her favorite mediums are oils on wood and pencil on paper, and she loves to create her work by hand. Her favorite genres range from gothic and steampunk to classic fantasy and legends. Traveling is her only other passion equal to a career in art and is a vital component in inspiring her work.