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About the Artist
Anastacia P. Bunte
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- Entered her first national juried fine art competition in High School.
The colored pencil drawing she entered won a gold key award.
- Graduated in 1989 from Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado
with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art.
- Studied under Angelo di Benedetto. "He was not only my mentor, but my
life long friend. My training with him will always be the most
valuable learning experience I have ever had."
- Worked in Commercial Art & Graphic Design.
- Worked with a variety of media and techniques including:
- pen & ink
- oil painting
- acrylic painting
- watercolors
- airbrush
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- graphite pencil
- pastel chalk
- charcoal
- marker
- scratchboard
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- printmaking
- block printing
- stained glass
- pottery/ceramics
- jewelry
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- Has worked in colored pencil on canvas since 1996.
- Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America.
- Original colored pencil on canvas works are in the United States as
well as Canada, Australia and Germany.
- "I am always looking to challenge myself. I chose canvas as the
drawing surface because it was something I had never tried, nor seen,
used in combination with colored pencil. My first drawing was a
"challenge" to see if I could create a beautiful piece combining two
things I had never put together before. I was so happy with the result
and limitless room for improvement and learning, I have continued
working with this combination to date."
- "My current colored pencil art work is mostly realism or stylized
images of real subject matter. I achieve my look by lightly layering a
large number of colored pencils on the stretched canvas medium. Usually, I start at
the intended focal point of the piece. For example, on a portrait, I
prefer to start on the face. I think this is where my images come to
life. I begin layering starting with the lightest colors and working up
to the darker ones. I like to see the piece take on personality as I
work."
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This image of "Matthew" has over 35 different colors in the face alone.
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- "To date, my colored pencil drawings are purely colored pencil. That
is, no thinner or solvent or other pigments are added to achieve my
look. I use a thin layer of gesso on the canvas to buffer the pigment
and provide a pure white background on which to work. I only use a thin
layer as I want the texture of the canvas to show through."
- "The most satisfying part of being an artist is seeing the expressions of people who look at my work. Knowing that they truly enjoy my creations is fulfilling"
- "As an artist, I am very fortunate that I have the means to be able to
do what I love and a wonderful support system."
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