Megan Seiter is a colored pencil artist whose work is rooted in a long-standing engagement with realism, shaped early on through the study of the human figure. Her time spent drawing from life continues to inform her approach, particularly in the quiet intimacy carried into her still life compositions.
Focusing primarily on botanical and natural subjects, she isolates each form to reveal its individual presence. Through careful attention to color, light, and subtle variation, her drawings explore the expressiveness of each subject.
Working in layers of colored pencil and pastel, Megan develops depth and luminosity within each piece. The medium allows for a refined surface and a sensitivity to nuance, supporting her ongoing exploration of realism and perception. Her work is held in private collections and exhibited through select galleries.
“Seiter’s work can be said to occupy the mysterious threshold, the liminal quality, between what is real and what is perceived. In transforming what is seen, she works the space of transition and amplifies the barely perceptible. In doing so, reality remains materially certain but takes on subtle luminosity and vibrancy in furtherance of connectedness. The pencil layers she applies with exacting detail result in subtle shifts in color values which unify the drawing.
— Matt Gonzalez, Juxtapoz Magazine
Megan Seiter is also known as Megan Meinke.