Starrpoint

Drawing and Painting; Sketching and trying to be an active, working artist, and how they relate to my personae, Starrpoint. That person the web invented

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Monday, February 13, 2017

Brookgreen Landscape

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Brookgreen Gardens is in South Carolina. It is a wonderful place to stroll among beautiful plants and art. It started as a scu...

Monday, February 6, 2017

Many shades of Gray.

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Working on this heron, I am using many, many grays. Working on my Lesser Blue Heron, I am constantly reaching for gray pencils....

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Landscapes in Colored Pencil

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I see a lot of colored pencil drawings/painting both from artists friends here and others that I have made through the internet. Most are b...

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Are you afraid of the darks?

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Sometimes it can be intimidating to lay down that really dark layer. Afraid to go too dark. Even when you know, when all your ar...

Monday, May 9, 2016

For the Birds

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Here it is so far. My Heron. So far I am simply trying to keep the shape of the bird, the location of the major feathers an...

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Monday, May 2, 2016

Editing the Landscape

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I think I might have bitten off more than I can chew! This is a totally dense picture, and it will take a lot of patience to develop a...

Monday, April 25, 2016

Using Wax Blender Pencil

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Working on a dark background can present real challenges for colored pencil. Unlike oil paints, you cannot count on pigments to overshadow t...

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About Me

Starrpoint: Susan Tschantz (my secret Idenity) worked as a mechanical drafter in the mineral processing industry. She has 10 years experience in producing exacting drawings for manufacture and building. Susan also has training in graphic design. She has used this training in the production of training and service manuals as well as producing Standard Operating Procedures and training materials. Starting her career on the board, she quickly moved to CAD drafting as the industry changed, using several drafting software packages. She began with early DOS versions of AutoCAD and has progress through AutoCAD 2007. She also has experience with illustration software such as CorelDraw and Corel PhotoPaint, as well as desktop publishing. She teaches Fine Arts at the Renaissance Art Gallery. Shows frequently, and Serves on the Board of Directors of the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington, WV as well as is a member of the Tri-State Art Association and member of the Huntington Art Museum.

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