Artists are believed to be the true representatives of nature. They are blessed with an eye to view the nature from a unique perspective. Moreover, only artists have the power to use their extraordinary cognitive abilities to portray that reality by using pencils and brushes. Yes you have guessed quite rightly. We are going to discuss the artistic capabilities of an acknowledged pencil artist Daisy Van der Zijden.
About the Artist:
Daisy Van der Zijden is a self-taught pencil artist belonging to Dordrecht, Netherlands. She is only 24 but the wonders she has done with her pencil are powerful enough to spellbind the viewers. She specifically specializes in photorealistic drawings. Pencil is her most loved drawing tool. She works with graphite, pastel and color pencils.
Now let us discuss her artwork and her artistic capabilities.
About the Artwork of Daisy Van der Zijden:
The Green-eyed beauty has successfully made her name as a distinguished pencil artist. Her pencil strokes have produced some renowned art pieces. She drew a herd of elephants in her painting named “African Love” and it looked like the realistic photo captured by a high resolution camera. One could easily be confused to decide whether it is a photo or a painting of a Tiger’s Face. By zooming the painting, one can easily see the clarity with which she has paints very minute details. She also draws the faces of humans with extreme precision. Among others, she has also painted a renowned character “Captain Jack Sparrow”. Among other things, she has also taken care of the precise facial expressions in order to maintain the reality of the original look.
Daisy Van der Zijden’s gets the “Art Oscar” for her art work:
She has won numerous recognitions for her outstanding artwork yet, the most remarkable one she has won so far is “ATIM’s Top 60 Masters 2022”. She was nominated for this award for painting of a Unicorn. It is important to mention here that this award is counted among the most prestigious awards given to the artists. This can be justified from the fact that it is popularly known as the “Art Oscar”. It is a proof of her extraordinary drawing skills that she has got such a prestigious award at the age of 24; an award for which many artists usually wait for a life time.
Additionally, she has a huge fan following on social media platforms where art lovers pour a lot of love to her pencil art marvels. Moreover, she also uses social media platforms like Instagram and Youtube to share her painting tutorials. The emerging artists usually find them very useful.
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