COLORED PENCIL
PET PORTRAITS
Commissions accepted, please contact me at: kjfdesign13@gmail.com
BOOKS
Handmade books and book sculptures created using upcycled books and mixed media
PAINTINGS
Undersea inspirations
ARCHIVED IMAGES
Colored Pencil
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
2021 Workshops and classes
Warwick Center for the Arts, Warwick, RI
Seaside Treasures in Watercolor Pencil - Saturday June 26, 2021
Warwick Center for the Arts, Warwick, RI
Create Upcycled Book Sculptures in this 2-Day Workshop - July 13 & 14, 2021
Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2-Day Colored Pencil Workshop for All Levels - August 14 & 15, 2021
Due to limited space, sign up to be notified of new classes and workshops as they are listed!
Past Workshops and Classes
- Bristol Art Museum, colored pencil classes, 2017 - present
- Providence Art Club, Altered Book Sculpture Workshop, 2019
- Colored Pencil Society of America, two one-day workshops, Colored Pencil Goes 3D, Tacoma, WA, 2016
- Newport Art Museum, colored pencil classes, 2013-2015
- Providence Art Club, colored pencil classes, 2012-2015
- Monadnock Area Artist Association, Keene, NH, One-Day Colored Pencil Workshop, March 2011
- Neighborhood Guild, Wakefield, RI, One-Day Colored Pencil Workshop, May 2010
- Portsmouth Arts Guild, Adult Colored Pencil & Watercolor Pencil, 6 week sessions, March 2008 to 2011
- Beach Studios Adult Colored Pencil & Watercolor Pencil, 6 week sessions, 2009 to 2014
- Beach Studios, Children’s Drawing & Painting, winter 2009 to present
- Wickford Art Association, Adult Colored Pencil, 6 week sessions, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006
- Adult Students at my home, Colored Pencil, Watercolor, Acrylic, Summers 2004 - 2007
PUBLICATIONS
Podcast - Interview with Kendra Ferreira
Hear it here: sharpenedartist.com/podcast/327
"This week’s featured artist interview is with colored pencil artist, instructor, and author Kendra Ferreira.
Listen to how Kendra was first introduced to the medium and how she quickly started gaining recognition for her work.
She talks about her morning routine, offers advice to artists on how to get started, and discusses how she took advantage of the 2020 “lockdown” situation!
Kendra enjoys working on UART sanded paper as well as a variety of other surfaces. Be sure and listen to this week’s interview!" - John Middick, SharpenedArtist.com
Book now available
Author of Coloured Pencil Drawing Techniques & Tutorials for the Complete Beginner, published by GMC Publications, London, UK, 2019
Available on Amazon.
Contributing author of Painting & Drawing Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner
Published by GMC Publications, London, UK 2020
Candy Apples by Kendra Ferreira: An Ann Kullberg In-Depth Colored Pencil Tutorial Kit
link for this tutorial: https://annkullberg.com/collections/in-depth-project-kits/products/candy-apples-tutorial
This easy-to-use In-Depth tutorial workbook is filled with simple, clear instruction for each and every section of this beautiful, tantalizing project. Each page is specially designed with simple step-by-step instructions so you can easily and confidently follow along at home.
Candy Apple In-Depth Tutorial features:
- An introduction to the project
- A complete supply list
- Easy-to-transfer tracing, with transfer instructions
- Step by step, layer by layer...
Featured Artist
Ampersand Colored Pencil Instructional Videos
2013
Ampersand Colored Pencil Instructional Videos, produced for Ampersand Company
Ampersand Colored Pencil Instructional Video #2
2013
Instructional video produced for Ampersand Company
More Publications
- Staedler Ltd., illustration for colored pencil packaging
- Sessions with Colored Pencil Masters DVD& book set, published by Sandra Angelo, 2012, contributing artist
- CP Treasures published by Ann Kullberg, 2012, contributing artist
- CPSA Signature Showcase Book, 2010, contributing artist
- SO Rhode Island Magazine 'Art View' artist feature, October 2009
- Colored Pencil Secrets to Success by Ann Kullberg, contributing artist
- the Colored Pencil Artist's Drawing Bible, Chartwell Books, 2008, contributing artist
- Artist of the Week, Newport This Week newspaper, May 2007
- Profiled artist of East Bay Living Magazine May/June 2006 Issue
- Cover artwork for Discover Bristol, RI brochure 2006
ABOUT THE ARTIST
My work is mainly 2D and in contemporary colored pencil using ordinary subjects and compositions and to portray them in an extraordinary way. Colored pencils permit me to combine the expressiveness of painting with the control of drawing. I use color, line, value, shape and light to portray emotion, luminescence and rhythms in my work and my intent is that each element is reflected in one another and develops simultaneously, deepening a relationship to one another. My scenes and still life subjects are from my global travels and my life in Rhode Island, sometimes incorporating elements of both.
Recently I have begun to work in a three-dimensional manner, creating handmade books and incorporating colored pencil, printmaking and water media into these pieces of art. I also have been enjoying repurposing and recycling old books into pieces of sculptural artworks.
I have a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, with a concentration in printmaking. I am a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America in two areas, holding a second signature membership in the exploration of using other mediums and surfaces with colored pencil. I am also an artist member of the Art League of Rhode Island, Providence Art Club, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NYC and the American Artists’ Professional League, NYC. I teach classes and workshops in colored pencil drawing, handmade books and altered book sculpture.
I recently authored a book about drawing in colored pencil titled Colour Pencil Drawing Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner published by GMC Publications of London. My artwork has been exhibited in exhibitions throughout the US and I have had work published in four books and been written up in three colored pencil magazines.
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