Charles Ezra Ferrell

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I am a detailed pencil artist focused primarily on African Classical Music artists and political luminaries. My artistic talents were evident from childhood and augmented through art training at Cranbrook School (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Amherst College (Amherst, MA) and University of Michigan (Dearborn, MI).

I use off-white archival 90-100 pound 18×24 and 22×30 Strathmore quality paper, Faber Castell 9000 Series and Pitt Pure Graphite Pencils, Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils, Utrecht Workable Fixative and non-abrasive erasers.

My preparation includes raja (mental) yoga meditation and filling my work environment with African Classical Music, incense, and natural lighting.

My techniques involves line drawing, hatching, crosshatching, random hatching, scribbling, stippling, blending and rapid random layering strokes of broad graphite sticks and razor sharp F, 2H, 5H, 2B-5B, and 7B pencils to create details and gradients of values balanced with the appropriate use of white space.

My artistic goal is to infuse my drawings with life-energy and transferable emotion.

Several of my jazz portraits are on permanent exhibition at Arturo’s Jazz Theater and Restraurant in Southfield, MI. I have exhibited at Wayne State University.

Please contact me at: artbycharlesezraferrell@yahoo.com to discuss art, gallery representation, exhibition opportunities and/or to purchase original art.

All photographs and artworks in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Charles Ezra Ferrell.. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from myself is prohibited. All rights reserved.

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