Maria Bussmann, “Lucky Numbers” (2015/16), colored pencil and pencil on paper, each 12 x 8.5 inches: installation view (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) I first saw Maria Bussmann’s work in ...

The most realistic pencil drawings, or hyperrealistic pencil drawings, can sometimes be hard to believe. But a skillful use of shading and the representation of extremely fine details in pencil really ...

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The lowly pencil is not an elite or showy artistic medium. It doesn't have oil paint's gravitas, or plaster's endearing gauche. Instead, the pencil is accessible, plebeian and utilitarian. If put in ...