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February 2019 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the February 2019 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase share the stories behind their artwork for our blog. Find out what inspired each of them to create their beautiful art.   Lilly Pilly by Robert Spedding14 x 10 inches Prismacolor pencils on Arches Watercolor 300gsm smooth paper. (Artist’s own photo.) Lilly Pilly is an artwork based on a tree... View more

January 2019 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the January 2019 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. In their posts below, each artist shares their inspiration for their beautiful art. Memory by Kinsey Lane18 x 24 inches Derwent Lightfast, Derwent Coloursoft, and Prismacolor on Strathmore Bristol Board 400 series. (Artist’s own reference photo.) "Memory" is a story of a... View more

December 2018 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the December 2018 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. In their posts below, each artist shares their inspiration for their beautiful art.   Forbidden by Elizabeth Hatwell-Evans17 x 12 inches Caran d'Ache Luminance and Derwent Lightfast, on Canson pastel paper. (Public domain photo.) Henna tattoo on bare back of Indian bride. This drawing... View more

November 2018 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the November 2018 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. Read below about their inspiration for each of these beautiful works of art. The Vanishing Vulture by Debbi Hide15 x 11 inches Prismacolor, Prismacolor Verithin and Polychromos on Pastelmat(Artist’s own photo) This is one of a series of colored... View more

October 2018 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the October 2018 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. Read below about their inspiration for each of these colorful subjects.   Clowning Around by Kylie Carney9.5 x 14 inchesFabriano Artistico paper, and various colored pencils (Faber Castell Polychromos, Pablos, Luminance, Polychromos, Holbein)(Photo from Pixabay) My usual subjects are food and flowers, but I... View more

September 2018 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the September 2018 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. Read below about their inspiration for each of these interesting animal subjects. Proud as a...well...Crane by Ronna Williams9 x 12 inches Prismacolor Premiere and Verithin pencils, white highlights using white gouache, on Grafix DuraLar drafting film. (Own photo reference.) This East African Crowned... View more

August 2018 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the August 2018 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. Read below about their inspiration for each of these interesting animal subjects.   Beautiful Jess by Jane Robinson12 x 9 inchesCaran D'Ache coloured pencils and a small amount of acrylic paint. The artwork has been drawn on tinted Daler Rowney Ingres Paper.... View more

July 2018 Showcase - Colored Pencil

The three artists featured in the July 2018 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. Read below about their inspiration for each of these interesting animal subjects.   Coming Unwound! by Sherry Smith 22 x 13.5 inches 22 x 13.5 inches, Prismacolor, Lyra Rembrandt, Luminance colored pencil on Fabriano Artistico soft-pressed paper. As Spring inches closer to... View more