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ABOUT ME Cuban-born Hector Fernandez is a self-taught artist who has been drawing or creating in one way or another since he was very young. Although he has worked in many different mediums before, his passion is with scratchboard. He loves the incredible detail and the wonderful contrast that is achievable with this medium. Hector, a resident of Western Maryland, is a Signature Member of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists. AWARDS & SHOWS June 15 – August 25, 2024 Cumberland Valley Artists Show Hagerstown Museum of Fine Arts Hagerstown, MD United States December 2023 Best in Show: "Across the Centuries" Annual Community Art Show: The Best Local Art of 2023 Galleries at the Washington County Arts Council Hagerstown, MD United States October 2023 International Society of Scratchboard Artists 12th Annual Exhibit, Tucson, AZ United States December 2022 Award of Excellence, “Across the Centuries” International Society of Scratchboard Artists 11th Annual Exhibit, Bradenton, FL United States December 2021 Annual Community Art Show: The Best Local Art of 2021 Galleries at the Washington County Arts Council Hagerstown, MD United States October 2021 Award of Excellence, “Royal Lady of Mutal” International Society of Scratchboard Artists 10th Annual Exhibit, Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada November 2020 Award of Excellence, “Wedding Day” International Society of Scratchboard Artists 9th Annual Exhibit, Tucson, AZ United States April/July 2019 International Society of Scratchboard Artists 8th Annual Exhibit, Berea, KY, United States June 2017 Lancaster Museum of Art and History (Cedarfest 2017) President's Award, "Reflections of Purity" February/March 2017 Award of Excellence, "Devata" International Society of Scratchboard Artists 6th Annual Exhibit, Adelaide, South Australia October 20-22, 2016 Fine Art Quartet Exhibit ARTree Gallery, 22508 6th Street, Newhall, CA October 2016 Silver Award and Jury of Your Peers Award, "Roar" Annual Art Gala, Santa Clarita Artists' Association, Santa Clarita, CA April 2016 International Society of Scratchboard Artists 5th Annual Exhibit, Tucson, AZ October 2015 2nd Place, "Bling" "Sinister Shadows and Seductive Shade" Exhibit La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA July 2015 Honorable Mention, "Reflections of Purity" Reflections of Life Exhibit La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA April 2015 Spring Art Festival & Sale, Le Chene French Restaurant April 2015 1st Place, Portrait Category, "Reflections of Purity" Glendale Art Association Spring Salon Montrose, CA February 2015 Thousand Oaks Art Assoc. Annual Juried Show Thousand Oaks, CA August 2014 3rd Place, Animal and Still Life category, "Patriarch" Glendale Art Association Fall Salon Montrose, CA June 2014 Silver Medal, "Fragile" International Society of Scratchboard Artists Annual Exhibit Gary, NC April - May 2014 Splendors in the Garden Exhibit Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA June 2013 Silver Medal, "A Smoking Table, Please" International Society of Scratchboard Artists Annual Exhibit Vancouver, BC, Canada October 2012 Gold Medal, "Behind the Sheers" Santa Clarita Artists' Association Annual Art Classic Santa Clarita, CA July 2012 Bronze Award, "Patriarch" International Society of Scratchboard Artists Annual Exhibit Glen Ellen, CA October 2011 Gold Medal, "Patriarch" Santa Clarita Artists' Association Annual Art Classic Santa Clarita, CA May to June 2011 "Wild Whimsy" Exhibit Red Brick Gallery, Ventura, CA February 2011 Thousand Oaks Art Assoc. Annual Juried Show Thousand Oaks, CA |
WHAT IS SCRATCHBOARD?Scratchboard is a black-and-white drawing medium. The board is a wood panel with a thin veneer of fine, white clay covered by a layer of india ink. The drawing surface starts completely black. The drawing is made by scratching white lines through the ink with a sharp tool, such as a scalpel blade, tattoo needle or a scratchboard nib held in a pen holder. Sandpaper and steel wool can be used to create different effects. The more lines that are drawn, the brighter the picture becomes. Color can be added to the scratched areas with inks or watercolor. A scratchboard drawing is often very highly detailed and can resemble a wood engraving.
Scratchboard is archival. Finished pieces are sprayed with several coats of a matte or satin finish for protection. |