Google has accepted my Pencil Drawings submission for their iGoogle themes! If you use iGoogle for your home page, just search for “Kelli Swan” in the themes and you will find my design. You can then use it for your iGoogle theme. 
Horse Notes, Dog Notes, Canton, Ohio Note Cards and Sympathy Cards!
New Black and White Note Cards
My 2010 selection of black and white note cards are hot off the press and ready for sale! These notes are sold 6 to a pack w/envelopes. They are blank inside for your personal message. As with my other note cards, these are A6 in size, or 4.5″x6″ folded. I am selling these packs for the incredible price of $4/pack. Feel free to mix and match with the remaining closeout note cards ($2/pack)!
These note cards may be purchased from my horse pencil drawings and dog pencil drawing site at pencilplace.com, or from my namesake black and white pencil drawings site kelliswan.com.
Pen & Ink Drawing of First Baptist Church
I recently completed a new church drawing in pen & ink. This image will be used for the cover of their Sunday church bulletins.
“Lousiville, Kentucky”
I am thrilled to announce that I had the honor of working with the Louisville Hyatt Regency again this year to create a special commemorative drawing for the 2010 Kentucky Derby festivities. 500 signed and numbered limited edition prints were made of this drawing, and will be special gifts to the Hyatt’s derby weekend guests.
The Hyatt staff saw the “Canton Lives” drawing on Kelli’s website, and requested that special landmarks in Louisville be included in the drawing. The artwork features the Kennedy Bridge, the Slugger Museum, Belle of Louisville, Churchill Downs and a map of Kentucky.
Stephanie Riggenbach Pencil Drawing
Artist and Photographer Stephanie Riggenbach
“Since an early age, I have been drawing horses. Horses have always been a major part of my life through my childhood, and still are today. I currently own 2 horses, an AQHA gelding, Mitch, and an APHA mare, Chick.”
“My favorite mediums are pencil (graphite), watercolor, and pastel / color pencil. My main focus was once on Western art, but recently, I have chosen to focus more on Amish Art as my subjects. I find this genre to be very appealing to me, as living in Ohio and being near Amish Country gives me an abundance of subjects. I enjoy capturing the detail in my subjects, and the personalities as well. Getting the mood of each subject is important as well, and that admiration is what led me down the road to becoming a professional artist.”
Stephanie Riggenbach Pencil Drawing
Stephanie’s photography and drawings may be found at her website: Hoofbeats Studio.
Born in 1949 at Trottiscliffe, Kent, Sidney Chambers studied Graphic Design and life drawing at Maidstone College of Art (1965/66) whilst starting a career in Advertising. In 1967 Graham Sutherland, a family friend, started to give advise on painting and did so on a regular basis until his death in 1980.
Chambers’ first exhibition was a group show with West Malling local authority 1968. He worked in picture restoration in London 1969 and met Salvador Dali in Spain in 1970. In 1974 Sidney co-founded The Retigraphic Society and worked in screen printing and process photography. He also studied for a BA in Art History, participated in many exhibitions and completed many commissions/private sales.
“I do not have a profound philosophy to explain my work. I hope it stands on it’s own merit for what it is, an image that I have produced from information gathered, humour or pretentiousness is added later with the title. If it is appreciated by others that’s comforting, if it is disliked by others that’s sad, but not lethal.”
“For me being an artist is self indulgent, manual labour and to some degree therapy. If I couldn’t paint or draw I would go mad, I don’t know any Artist that feels differently to me, were all addicted to Art in some way and all a bit mad, some more than others.”
Sidney was awarded the Palm Award “Certificate of Excellence” at The Domain Gallery Leipzig, Germany, 2008. His website is: www.sidneychambers.com.
I am thrilled to announce that this year I will once again be creating special commemorative drawing for the 2010 Kentucky Derby celebration! This artwork will be exclusive to the Hyatt Regency in Louisville, and only those who take part in the Hyatt’s Derby Package Weekend will receive a signed print. They have a few rooms left, so if you are planning to attend this year’s Derby Festivities, make sure you contact the Hyatt! And you’ll get the added bonus of collecting a piece of my work that is not for sale to the general public! Following are the details that I have received from the Hyatt regarding the Derby package:
“Book your Kentucky Derby weekend at Hyatt Regency Louisville and enjoy exceptionally low rates starting at $499 per night, 3-night minimum required.
Included in the package: Luxurious accommodations with a champagne welcome reception on guest arrival Thursday, April 29; Evening turndown service; Racing forms and programs for the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby; Special gift to commemorate the Run for the Roses; Derby Club access.”
As a personal plug — I stayed at the Hyatt last year and they had just about the nicest accommodations and staff that I have ever enjoyed while traveling! You can contact the Hyatt via web or phone:
Hyatt Regency Louisville
320 W Jefferson St
Louisville, KY, 40202
502-581-1234
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Due to popular demand, I have added the Canton, Ohio drawing to my CafePress store. This allows me to offer various products with the imprinted image without any further delay! Plans are still in the works for note cards and prints, though as those items are printed up front and in bulk, they take a bit more time.
Click here for:
- Canton Coffee Mug
- Canton Mousepad
- Canton Greeting Cards
- Canton Note Cards
- Canton Magnet
- Canton Coaster
- Canton 2010 Calendar
- ALL Canton Lives Products
I just completed two new drawings, both in pen & ink. These will be used for Sunday bulletins at the churches.
This is my latest pencil drawing – a large piece titled Canton Lives. The artwork was created partly in response to a Forbes Magazine article which placed my hometown on the Ten Fastest Dying Cities List. Needless to say, many of us who live and work here disagree with that!
My editorial on this subject was published in the Canton Repository on February 24, 2010: Canton ‘Miserable’? Some Beg to Differ.
The drawing features many well known Canton landmarks: The Football Hall of Fame, the Palace Theater, The Courthouse Tower, The McKinley Monument and the Canton Art Museum.
