I've been fascinated with black and white art all my life. I never had an interest in attempting to work in color. I think black and white displays the underlying emotion of an image that color distracts from. I enjoy working on a variety of subjects: from wildlife, portraits and some landscapes. I look for subject matter that is highly charged and have great depth; the challenge for me is not only capture the emotion of a subject but also the intense range of contrast. If you visit my gallery page, take a look at "Red Wolf", you'll see what I mean. I'm primarily self-taught and never took a formal class except in high school. Like most self-taught artists, I learned a great deal from studying other artist's works, as well as a considerable investment in art technical books. I grew up working with graphite pencil as my only tool in art. I played around with drawing as a hobby and did not take my art seriously until 2004, when I decided to put some serious effort into pencil work. Photorealism is my goal. I've never thought much of abstract or modern art. I suppose that I just figured what was the point of it.

I would appreciate any feedback that you have after viewing my artwork. You may email me at greg@PencilArtistGreg.com with comments or digital images for a possible commission.