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Old Dog, New Tricks

Ann Kullberg
Oct 05, 2021
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by Spencer PhillipsIt must be said that as a child I was noted by my art teachers to be spectacularly incapable of grasping even the most basic concepts of art. On the plus side, one teacher even went so far as to commend me for being the very worst art student he had ever known, I was so proud! With... View more

December 2021 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

Rhonda Dicksion
Nov 29, 2021
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The three artists featured in the December 2021 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase shared stories about their artwork for our blog. Read below about their inspiration for each of these beautiful works of art. Swift Comprehension by Claire Needham19-1/2 x 19-1/2 inchesColored pencils on Pastelmat (Artist's own photo) My reason for creating this portrait was to work through ideas about how... View more

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - December 2021

Ann Kullberg
Oct 25, 2021
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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

Art Cures Us

Ann Kullberg
Sep 26, 2021
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by Fang XieI don't come from an art family. My parents were ordinary workers. When my father was young, the Cultural Revolution (1966 – 1976) took place in China. The government called on that all intellectuals should go to the countryside to learn from farmers, while the farmers and workers should go to schools to teach students. I learned to... View more

November 2021 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

Rhonda Dicksion
Oct 30, 2021
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The three artists below, featured in the November 2021 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase, share their beautiful artwork and the inspiration behind it here in our blog. Union Men by Jeffrey Smart Baisden, CPSA24 x 14 inchesColored pencil on Strathmore Illustration Board (Artist's own photo) Union Men is the fifth drawing in a series paying tribute to the working man... View more

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - November 2021

Ann Kullberg
Sep 18, 2021
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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

Art Waited For Me To Catch Up

Ann Kullberg
Sep 13, 2021
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by Mireille Dalpe I never thought of myself as an artist. In my mind, ‘real’ artists used their imagination to create wonderful unique artwork. As for me, I liked “realism”, subjects that exist in the real world, details and precise depictions are what excited me. It still does. "Bee on Crocus" the first drawing I did in colored pencils in... View more

October 2021 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

Rhonda Dicksion
Sep 24, 2021
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The three artists below, featured in the October 2021 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase, each share the inspiration behind their lovely artwork here in our blog. Top of the Trail by Teresa Pennington15 x 20 inchesColored pencil on 140lb hot press paper (Artist's own photo) This colored pencil drawing is a depiction of the top of the trail at an... View more

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