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The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - October 2025

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - October 2025

Corresponding with the art gallery that is featured each month in Ann Kullberg's COLOR Magazine, The Pencil Box blog series will give artists a bit more space to share insight and inspiration about their colored pencil art. Make sure to check out FB group links at the bottom of this post. Call for entry is posted every month in participating Facebook groups—join in the... View more
October 2025 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

October 2025 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the October 2025 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase share the stories behind their beautiful artwork here in our blog. Sweet Surender by Carla Jane11 x 15 inchesLuminance, Derwent Lightfast, Holbein and Polychromos on Saunders Waterford HP High White paper. (Photo from Pixabay.) This piece evokes so much emotion both from animal and human. There seemed... View more
Many Thanks and Sincere Gratitude

Many Thanks and Sincere Gratitude

by Amy Burghardt I have been drawing most of my life.  Which in a large part I am certain that I inherited from my father, who was blessed with artistic skills.  He was a self-taught artist who loved to draw for his enjoyment and the enjoyment of others. Over the years I have drawn with all types of mediums but... View more
September 2025 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

September 2025 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the September 2025 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase share the stories behind their beautiful artwork here in our blog. Gone to Ground by Cathy Choyce12 x 18 inchesPolychromos, Luminance, Pablos and Derwent Lightfast colored pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat. (Photo by Tiffany Dillon Keen. Used with permission.) It’s a cool, crisp autumn day, and many riders... View more
The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - September 2025

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - September 2025

Corresponding with the art gallery that is featured each month in Ann Kullberg's COLOR Magazine, The Pencil Box blog series will give artists a bit more space to share insight and inspiration about their colored pencil art. Make sure to check out FB group links at the bottom of this post. Call for entry is posted every month in participating Facebook groups—join in... View more
A Work-In-Progress

A Work-In-Progress

by Faith Wheeler, cpsa This past summer, I received the news that no one wants to get, “you have cancer.” It was found on a routine colonoscopy and it began a several month journey. Cancer is never planned for but the treatments for eradicating it put you in a work-in-progress status. After all the scans, procedures, radiation and chemo, there's... View more
The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - August 2025

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - August 2025

Corresponding with the art gallery that is featured each month in Ann Kullberg's COLOR Magazine, The Pencil Box blog series will give artists a bit more space to share insight and inspiration about their colored pencil art. Make sure to check out FB group links at the bottom of this post. Call for entry is posted every month in participating Facebook groups—join in... View more
August 2025 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

August 2025 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the August 2025 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase share the stories behind their beautiful artwork here in our blog. Snuggletime by Kirsten Walsh14 x 17 inchesCaran d'Ache Luminance and Prismacolor colored pencils on Saunders Waterford HP 300 gsm. (Client’s photo reference. Used with permission.) This was a private commission of my client’s grandchild, and one... View more