El Gato Size:  26.5 x 20.5 cm (10.5 x 8 in) Medium:  Scratchboard Support:  Claybord Notes:  Airbrush applied acrylic colors I wanted to merge my loves of airbrush and scratchboard. When I saw the reference image of this cat, I knew I’d found the right subject. “Fur-people” are a natural for scratchboard. The ability to represent hair/fur from fine to thick gives scratchboard an advantage over many other mediums. Airbrush provides the ability to render subtle shades of color very quickly and with a thinness that serves scratchboard well. It’s an outstanding marriage when you combine the two. This image and many other images by CJ Carter are ready for purchase in a variety of formats: prints, canvas prints, phone cases, and so much more. Help support this site and the artist by dropping by the store and getting gifts for yourself, for family, and friends.

Athena’s Little Owl Size:  12.6 x 17.8 cm (5 x 7 in) Medium:  Scratchboard Support:  Scratchbord Notes:  My first scratchboard started. It flew up onto a gallery wall pretty quickly. This is the first scratchboard piece that I started, though the second one finished (all those feathers!). Once framed, it went straight onto the gallery wall for sale. This one obliquely touches on my love of Hellenic Mythology. The Little Owl (yes, that’s what it is really called) was the species of owl that was most often symbolized with the goddess Athena. I figured if I was going to venture forth onto the untamed seas of scratchboarding, it would be nice to gain divine favor at the outset. This image and many other images by CJ Carter are ready for purchase in a variety of formats: prints, canvas prints, phone cases, and so much more. Help support this site and the artist by dropping by the store and getting gifts for yourself, for family, and friends.

Marcia Richardson Driving to the Hoop - Dec. 10, 1983 Size:  n/a Medium:  Photography Support:  Film Notes:  Imaged from B&W negative Maryland guard Marcia Richardson driving to the hoop against Duke. December 10, 1983. Cole Field House, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. This image and many other images by CJ Carter are ready for purchase in a variety of formats: prints, canvas prints, phone cases, and so much more. Help support this site and the artist by dropping by the store and getting gifts for yourself, for family, and friends.