Artist Kelli Swan http://www.kelliswan.com Pencil Drawings by Kelli Swan Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:08:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Pencil Drawing of Canton, Ohio: HOF, Palace, McKinley Monument http://www.kelliswan.com/2010/02/pencil-drawing-of-canton-ohio-hof-palace-mckinley-monument/ http://www.kelliswan.com/2010/02/pencil-drawing-of-canton-ohio-hof-palace-mckinley-monument/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:08:02 +0000 admin http://www.kelliswan.com/?p=291 Canton, Ohio Pencil Drawing by Kelli Swan, Black & White Illustration My latest pencil drawing is 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!

The drawing features many well known Canton landmarks: The Football Hall of Fame, the Palace Theater, The Courthouse Tower, The McKinley Monument and Pegasus at the Canton Art Museum.

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Pencil Drawing for Corporate Retirement Gift

This is my latest custom pencil portrait – completed in late December 2009. The portrait was created as a gift for a retiring corporate executive. He received his gift in early January 2010 and I’m told that he loved it!

This project was a challenge, as a number of elements had to be combined into one creation: building, signage, logos and people. After a number of layouts, the drawing started to come together, and the final result is a successful rendering!!

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