What type of media should I choose?

Black and White

Charcoal
The rich velvety black quality of charcoal makes it one of the boldest and most evocative mediums. Charcoal is particularly prized for the ease with which it can produce a wide range of darks and lights and varying texture. Drawings are sprayed with fixative when completed, to prevent smudging. Framing behind glass is recommended to preserve the detail of the drawing.

Pencil
Pencils are the simplest and most immediate of drawing media, capable of expressing a versatile range of strong or sensitive marks. Pencil drawings allow for greater detail than charcoal, and do not smudge as easily. Silver point ~ Silver point is a beautiful medium popular in Renaissance times. Its basic principal is the creation of a drawing using a piece of pure silver, on paper pre-prepared with Chinese white watercolor paint. The resulting drawing has a metallic shimmer, which over time will tarnish when left to the air creating a beautiful antique finish.

Color

Colored Pencil
A relatively new media, colored pencils cannot be blended. The appearance of blending is accomplished by the building of lines into color layers, and textures. The waxy nature of colored pencils allow them to retain their own distinct colors when drawn over each other.

Watercolor paintings
Watercolor is unique for its transparent light effects. It mixes well with pen and ink drawings, increasing the 3-dimensional quality of form in a subtle way. Water color paintings are done on heavy paper, specially made with a texture to support the medium, and can be framed in a regular glass frame. Paintings can be matted upon request, please specify color.

Acrylic Painting
Acrylic paintings are generally done on canvas, and are very versatile. They can be diluted to produce an effect strikingly like that of watercolors, or used more opaquely to produce vibrant colors of a photograph. Paint is insoluble to water when dry. Acrylic painting can be done on nearly any surface including: Wood, canvas, canvas paper, slate, etc.