Silver Foil 2 (2025)Pencil drawing by Paul Stowe

A new addition to the series of pencil drawings exploring how a ‘simple’ pencil drawing can trick the mind into thinking that an object is metallic or shiny (Or both) - In this drawing I decided to draw the shiniest of everyday objects - Kitchen Foil, or Aluminum Foil, or Tin Foil, or however you say it in your household :) This took a ridiculous amount of time to get right, but i think it worked out ok.

Drawn as always on smooth Bristol Board with Faber Castell 9000 series pencils and a Tomo Zero eraser - size for this drawing is 41cm X 29cm

I have sold over 500 original pieces of artwork during my years as a professional artist, this along with thousands of prints from various outlets including iCanvas and MixTiles in the USA who supply a wide number of retail stores. Originals hang in collections across the globe from Shanghai and SIngapore to New York and California, having sold in over 50 country's and almost all continents (still waiting for that sale in Antartica :) )

Each drawing is handcrafted in the UK, and can be shipped safely and securely to anywhere in the world.

This drawing is being sold unframed to reduce shipping costs - however I can offer a bespoke framing service as required - just send me a message to discuss.


*Images showing the drawing in a frame and in various room settings are for illustration purposes only.

Materials used:

Graphite Pencil

Details:

• Pencil drawing on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 41 x 29 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 41 x 29cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: Still life

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