Juno Kughler Carlson - Portraits, Art & Illustration

Juno Kughler - Portraits & Illustration

About the Artist

Like my father before me, I've always been fascinated by portraiture. I love the wonderful translucency of skin and the way eyes can pull you right into a person's soul. Working primarily with Prismacolor colored pencils and Odorless Turpenoid, I'm able to create unusually rich tones and smooth textures that bring my subjects to life on paper.

I've been the creative type as far back as I can remember, always involved in some new project. Storytelling, writing, sculpting, drawing, doll-making, jewelry design, wood carving, stained glass art, toy making, and embroidered portraiture--I've done it all.

My father was professional oil portrait artist and muralist William Francis Vandeveer Kughler (1901-1971). One of his most famous projects was a series of fourteen murals commissioned by the Joseph Palmer Knapp Foundation, depicting events and themes important to the development of North Carolina.

I can still remember my father setting up a huge drawing pad for me next to his easel when I was only a tiny thing, and the two of us drawing together in the backyard. Is artistic drive genetic? I have no idea. But I am always happiest when I am creating.

I've been fortunate to have twice been a featured artist in "From My Perspective" (FMP), artist Ann Kullberg's online art magazine devoted to all things colored pencil. "Blue Amber" won both second place and The People's Choice awards in the 2008FMP Art Show. "Opulence" won first place in the 2009 FMP art show.

My favorite place to be is curled up on the couch with my dog, sketchpad in my lap, a pencil shoved above one ear and a paintbrush above the other, working out fine details through a magnifying lamp. It's hard. It's frustrating. It's exhilarating and completely addicting.

Stories from my world

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