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Featured Artists

Kathi Hanson       JD Hillberry             Matthew Luhn       Bill Tilton       Sean Dye               Valerie LaPointe      Julia Maddalina
Elizabeth Luce     Rebecca Alzofon     Aris Stoulil      ​      
Sam Hale      Craig Houghton      Emilio Florencio      Susan Lyon
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I love using General's Chalk pastels because they allow me to get the sensitive glow that I want when I draw people. I especially like to use the Sienna color chalks when I draw figures, it is the perfect shade and it has a velvety softness that allows me to mass in the shadow shapes and not have to press down too hard. I recommend it to all my students when I teach drawing classes. 

Susan Lyon grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. Her initial interest in art was sparked by a television show on Georgia O'Keefe. "I hadn't seen art like that before. Her work touched me emotionally and seemed so personal -- I saw a television program on her life and that inspired me to take drawing classes. Lyon studied painting at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and was an active participant in Chicago's 100 year-old Palette and Chisel Club. It is there she first began exhibiting and selling her work; at twenty-three she was the youngest winner of the prestigious Gold Medal which she won two consecutive years in the annual Oil Painting show plus a third place in the Silver Medal Watercolor show. She entered the Oil Painters of America show once and got 7th place. In 1998 and 2000 she won an artist choice award in the Northwest Rendezvous Show.
http://www.susanlyon.com
Handcrafted with Pride in Jersey City, NJ Since 1889
Handcrafted with Pride in our Factory in Jersey City, New Jersey USA
General Pencil Company's art and craft pencils come to you from our factory in Jersey City, New Jersey. We believe in quality, tradition, value, and the fun of creating. We take pride in handcrafting quality pencils and artist materials using traditional methods passed down for six generations. Our history dates back to 1860 when Edward Weissenborn began the first pencil factory in the USA. In 1889, Edward and his son, Oscar A., began what is now General Pencil Company. Still family owned and operated, our goal is to create consistent, quality products in a sustainable manner for artists of all levels. We thank you for choosing our fine art and craft products for your creative talents and enjoyment


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