Ester Roi's Website and Blog

"River Pebbles, No. 7"

Ester Roi — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:14:46 +0000

Title: River Pebbles, No. 7 Size: 5" x 5" Medium: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (Verithin and Softcore), Caran d'Ache Luminance Colored Pencils, Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils, Derwent Coloursoft Colored Pencils Miscellaneous: Prismacolor Colorless Blender, Derwent Blender, Tortillions & Paper Stumps Surface: Fabriano Artistico Extra White, Hot Press, 300 LB - primed with a thin coat [...]

"River Pebbles, No. 6"

Ester Roi — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:48:16 +0000

Title: River Pebbles, No. 6 Size: 5" x 5" Medium: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencil (Verithin and Softcore), Caran d'Ache Luminance Colored Pencil, Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils Miscellaneous: Tortillions and Prismacolor Colorless Blender Surface: Art Spectrum Colourfix Supertooth Board Technique: Icarus Drawing Board Mounted on a 5" x 5" Ampersand Claybord with 2" cradle. To see [...]

"Snake River Ripples"

Ester Roi — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:50:42 +0000

Title: Snake River Ripples Size: 12" x 16" Medium: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (Verithin and Softcore), Caran d'Ache Luminance Colored Pencils, Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils, Derwent Coloursoft Colored pencils Surface: Art Spectrum Colourfix Supertooth Board Miscellaneous: Tortillions & Paper Stumps Technique: Icarus Drawing Board Mounted on a 12" x 16" Ampersand Claybord (3/4" thick) and [...]

"Poppy, No. 3"

Ester Roi — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:44:05 +0000

Title: Poppy, No. 3 Size: 6" x 6" Medium: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (Verithin and Softcore), Caran d'Ache Luminance Colored Pencils, Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils Surface: Fabriano Artistico Extra White, Hot Press, 300 LB - primed with a thin coat of clear Colourfix Primer Miscellaneous: Tortillions & Paper Stumps Technique: Icarus Drawing Board Mounted on [...]

Icarus Art April 2012 Newsletter

Ester Roi — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:35:15 +0000

The Icarus Art April 2012 Newsletter was just sent out. If you’d like to register for our newsletter, you can go to the homepage of Icarus Art and click the sign-up button on the top right corner.

Festival of Arts PREVIEW 2012 EXHIBITION

Ester Roi — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:47:45 +0000

Yesterday I attended the Festival of Arts Preview 2012 Exhibition. It is designed to give the public a sampling of some of the new artists whose artwork will be on display on a larger scale this summer at the festival. If you're in Laguna Beach, California, make sure to stop by the Wells Fargo Bank [...]

"Poppy, No. 2"

Ester Roi — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:47:34 +0000

Title: Poppy, No. 2 Size: 6" x 6" Medium: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencil (Verithin and Softcore), Caran d'Ache Luminance Colored Pencil, Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils Surface: Fabriano Artistico Extra White, Hot Press, 300 LB - primed with a thin coat of clear Colourfix Primer Technique: Icarus Drawing Board Mounted on a 6" x 6" Ampersand [...]

Festival of Arts PREVIEW 2012 EXHIBITION

Ester Roi — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:32:28 +0000

This is the invitation for the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts PREVIEW EXHIBITION, showcasing 23 Orange County artists who have recently been juried into the Festival of Arts for the first time. I'm so delighted to be one of them!

"River Pebbles, No. 5"

Ester Roi — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:49:06 +0000

Title: River Pebbles, No. 5 Size: 5" x 5" Medium: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencil (Verithin and Softcore), Caran d'Ache Luminance Colored Pencil, Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils Miscellaneous: Derwent Blender and Tortillions Surface: Fabriano Artistico Extra White, Hot Press, 300 LB - primed with a thin coat of clear Colourfix Primer Technique: Icarus Drawing Board Mounted [...]

"Poppy, No. 1" - Learning from my Mistakes

Ester Roi — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:00:12 +0000

Title: Poppy, No. 1 Size: 6" x 6" Medium: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencil (Verithin and Softcore), Caran d'Ache Luminance Colored Pencil, Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils Surface: Stonehenge Paper Technique: Icarus Drawing Board Mounted on a 6" x 6" Ampersand Claybord (1/8" thick) and framed. To learn how I mount and varnish my artwork, please read [...]