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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.