How is the ancient drawing medium of silverpoint used in today's contemporary art? In this episode of Art Materials Advisor, George O’Hanlon and Tatiana Zaytseva, interview four artists and their use of silverpoint in their artwork: Koo Schadler, Lauren Redding, Erin Kono, and Michael Paul. Learn all about these artists and how they created the remarkable artwork they’ve achieved with the ancient drawing medium of silverpoint.
Complete Artist Interviews
Watch the complete interview with each artist: Koo Schadler, Lauren Redding, Michael Paul, and Erin Kono. Visit their websites by clicking on their names below each interview.
George O’Hanlon is the technical director of Natural Pigments, and executive director of Iconofile, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting understanding of sacred art. George received his fine arts education and apprenticeship in Mexico. Upon return to the United States, he worked as creative director for advertising agencies in Silicon Valley, working on such major accounts as Sony, Hewlett-Packard, and Ricoh. He founded an agency later acquired by the chemical giant, Shin-Etsu. There he served as vice-president of U.S. marketing. In 1992, he studied traditional art techniques abroad. Then in 2001, co-founded Iconofile and in 2003 Natural Pigments to promote an understanding of these practices. Since that time he has formulated hundreds of artists’ paints and materials, including Ceracolors, a waterborne wax paint...
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