Artwork Gallery - Graphite

* all works ©Kathie Miranda

 * all works framed unless otherwise noted and available for acquisition *

* contact info:  kathieartist@gmail.com

Graphite pencil is my first love...

Bloodroot, 18 x 16, collection Takeda

African Violet, 17 x 14, $700

Ferrocactus Life, 14 x 11, $600

Wine-cap Stropharia, 14 x 16, $700

Cabbage with Checkered White Butterfly on toned paper, 16 x 14, $700

Shaggy Mane on toned paper, 16 x 20, $850

Nautilus Portrait, 9 x 11, $500

Rock Dove on Black Paper, 12 x 9, $525

...where it all began...1st day of college drawing class 😊

 Artwork Gallery - Water Media

* all works ©Kathie Miranda

 * all works framed unless otherwise noted and available for acquisition *

* contact info:  kathieartist@gmail.com

My water media pieces include Old World mediums - egg tempera and casein -  and modern day watercolor:

Black Rose (Aeonium arboreum), Egg Tempera + 23k Gold on Claybord,

7 x 5 (unframed), $850

Apple on Linen, Egg Tempera on Gessoed Panel, 6 x 6 (unframed), $825

Apple, Pear, Grapes, Egg Tempera + 23k Gold on Gessoed Panel, 10 x 8, $1,500

New beginnings...(Calla Lily), Casein + 23k Gold, 12 x 12, sold

Rondels - artworks in the round.  See how I did this here

Flower of an Hour (Hibiscus trionum), Watercolor, 20 x 20, $1,250

Ice Breaker (Skunk Cabbage), Watercolor, 24 x 24, $2,500

Pink Lady's-Slipper (Orchid), Watercolor, 24 x 24, $2,500

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Cardinal Flower, Watercolor, 20 x 16, prints available

Daffodil, Watercolor, 24 x 20, $1,750

Mandevilla, Watercolor, 20 x 16, $1,250

Yellow Iris, Watercolor, 14 x 18, $700

Victoriana (Calla Lily), Watercolor, 12 x 10, $500

American Water Lotus, Watercolor, 14 x 18, $700

Climbing Nightshade, Watercolor, 17 x 14, $550

Cecropia Moths on Black Cherry, Watercolor, 24 x 20, $2,500

Spotted Knapweed with Bee, Watercolor, 16 x 20, $1,250

Fairies, Watercolor + 23k Gold, 13 x 11, $525

 Artwork Gallery - Colored Pencil

* all works ©Kathie Miranda

 * all works framed unless otherwise noted and available for acquisition *

* contact info:  kathieartist@gmail.com

My colored pencil work is rendered with professional quality,

permanent colors only:

My Favorite Album, 26 x 22, $1,500

Stone Still (Robin Fledgling), 12 x 14, $450

Brown Pelican, 34 x 27.5, $1,750

American Holly, 24 x 20, $1,500

Phalaenopsis Orchid, 24 x 20, $1,500

Pokeweed, 18 x 14, $675

Figs, 10 x 8, $350

Fruits from Rain, 26 x 22, on brown paper, $675

(see how I did this here)

Pansies, 14 x 17, $650

For colored pencil on film, I fragment my source image into several parts, and then draw them on the front and  back of 2 sheets of artist quality film.  When the sheets are stacked together, the result is a deep, atmospheric effect:

Paradise (Birds of Paradise), 10 x 8, $425

Colored Pencil on stacked film

Tropicana (Canna), 17 x 15, $625

Colored Pencil on stacked film

Prayer (Prayer Plant), 9 x 7, $425

Colored Pencil on stacked film

Summer Turbans (Tiger Lily), 12 x 10, $425

Colored Pencil on film over decorative paper

Do re mi - fa so (Cherry Tomatoes), 8 x 10, $375

Colored Pencil on film over decorative paper

For colored pencil on Travertine stone tile, I love letting the natural veining and pits of the tile to remain visible through the colored pencil layers:

Black Rose (Aeonium), 4 x 4, $275

Colored Pencil on Travertine Stone Tile

Bird Beak (Birds of Paradise), 4 x 4, $275

Colored Pencil on Travertine Stone Tile

Paddle & Jade (African Paddle & Jade Plants), 8 x 8, $550

Colored Pencil on Travertine Stone Tile

 Artwork Gallery - Metalpoint Drawings

* all works ©Kathie Miranda

 * all works framed unless otherwise noted and available for acquisition *

* contact info:  kathieartist@gmail.com

What is metalpoint?

Literally drawing with a metal wire, an ancient technique that pre-dates graphite pencil.  Silver became the most popular because it produces extremely delicate pale gray lines, which tarnish over time to warm mellow tones. I use sterling silver and add a touch of color to impart a contemporary air to this Old World medium:

In the beginning...(Aloe), silverpoint + pastel, 14 x 11, $475

Foxtail (Agave), silverpoint + pastel, 9 x 11, $350

Horrida (Agave), silverpoint + pastel, 16 x 14, $425

Paddles (African Paddle Plant), silverpoint + egg tempera, 11 x 16, $425

Sun-catcher (Agave), silverpoint + pastel, 9 x 12, $350

Starflower, silverpoint, 12 x 15, $425

African Violet, silverpoint + pastel, 8 x 10, $350

Spotted Wintergreen, silverpoint + pastel, 12 x 9, $400

Indian Pipe, silverpoint + pastel, 10 x 8, $350

Globe Artichoke, silverpoint + casein on board, 7 x 5 (unframed), $250

Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia), silverpoint + casein, 14 x 11, $450

Pink Ruffles (Petunia), silverpoint + casein, 12 x 9, $400

Buddies (Amaryllis), silverpoint + pastel, 14 x 11, sold

Glad Blossoms, silverpoint + pastel on panel (unframed), 12 x 9, $400

The natural imperfections of stone tiles provide a perfect surface for these tiny succulent plants the hug the ground in African deserts (aerial view):

Ice Plant 1 (living stone), silverpoint + pastel on Travertine stone tile (unframed)

3 x 3, $250

Ice Plant 2 (living stone), silverpoint + pastel on Travertine stone tile (unframed)

3 x 3, $250

Ice Plant 3 (living stone), silverpoint + pastel on Travertine stone tile (unframed)

3 x 3, $250

As aluminum oxidizes it becomes whiter.  This lightening creates a lovely contrast on a black surface:

Hosta Shoots, aluminum-point + pastel, 12 x 9, $400

Jelly, aluminum-point + pastel, 12 x 10, $400

Mantid Photo Bomb, aluminum-point + pastel, 12 x 9, $400