SILVER POINT

A love for art is evident when you explore Mike’s intricate drawings, using a form of drawing by the early masters, Silver Point. This delicate drawing technique utilizes a silver wire fastened in a handle. The metal flakes off on the specially prepared surface. In time, the oxidizes resulting in a soft hue of color and special warmth.

Mike is President and Designer for Creative Signs, Inc., where his talent graces many businesses in the area. It is his awareness of the human condition that creates a subject’s realism using this detailed, seldom used artform.

At the start I used only Silver but started to incorporate various oxidation coloring effects such as brass, copper and aluminum. Experimenting further with color, I started using Pastel pencil that I would gently apply and remove which left a hint of color but more important allowed me to work the Metal Point back over the pastel creating a unique effect.