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The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - March 2022

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - March 2022

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 -... View more
Finding my Noire Rebelle

Finding my Noire Rebelle

by Chantal Marcotte UKCPS silverAs my drawing was accepted by the UKCPS GALA exhibition, I was getting ready to post it overseas. As it is we must now do all the paperwork online for customs before you can bring your parcel to the post office.However, yes, there is a however, I am presently being treated for PTSD after having gone... View more
February 2022 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

February 2022 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists below, featured in the February 2022 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase, share their beautiful artwork and the inspiration behind it here in our blog.  Hydrangeas at the Morton by Cindy Valek Mottl15 x 22 inchesDerwent Lightfast, Luminance, Polychromos, and Prismacolor on Arches Aquarelle hot press, 140# (Artist's own photo) Nature is one of my favorite sources for... View more
The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - February 2022

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - February 2022

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 -... View more
Local Inspiration, Finding My Niche

Local Inspiration, Finding My Niche

by Julie HendersonAn artist’s eyeI’ve always loved walking and I’m fortunate enough to have lived for the last 24 years in a place full of walking trails where the scenery is breath-taking. Yet I couldn’t see how to translate that dramatic coastline, those plunging cliffs and the vast expanse of silvery blue Mediterranean into artwork: it seemed too large a... View more
"A Plastic Bag" Step-by-Step

"A Plastic Bag" Step-by-Step

by Anne Bour [Editor's note: We're pleased to be able to share Anne Bour's tutorial with you here in our blog. For a reference photo and line drawing download, click here.] Having discovered the many possibilities of drawing with colored pencils — which allow me to bring to life textures such as fabric, metal and animal fur — I more... View more
January 2022 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

January 2022 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists below, featured in the January 2022 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase, share their beautiful artwork and the inspiration behind it here in our blog.   Frog in the Throat Fish in the Mouth by Elizabeth Kincaid21 x 13.5 inchesWatercolor and colored pencil on Arches watercolor paper (Artist's own photo) This was an egret fishing by the shore... View more
The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - January 2022

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - January 2022

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 -... View more
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