Calgary artist Riley Merchant creates meticulous coloured pencil drawings that can take over 100 hours to complete. As Riley builds their art business, Little Rock’s high-quality prints are helping make these detailed originals more accessible to buyers without compromising the quality of the artwork. Now, Riley is expanding into new products, with stickers next on the list.
"I create detailed, meticulous coloured pencil drawings that often take over 100 hours to complete. My work reflects upon the relationship between objects, memory, and the seemingly ‘fixed reality’ of a photograph. Existing in the realm of something “not-quite” photographic, my drawings are grounded in representation but are distorted through composition, scale, and material-handling. I want my work to prompt contemplation over the objects that carry personal and societal meaning, and how that meaning impacts our identity.
I’m currently in the early stages of building my art business, and Little Rock Printing has been a vital part of that growth. Because of the amount of time required to complete my original drawings, the ability to produce high-quality prints has been a game changer. It allows me to make my work accessible to buyers on my website while maintaining the high standards I set for my artwork. I’ve just finished a new drawing recently and am so excited to try selling stickers in the near future!"
Riley Merchant
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