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February 2022 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

Rhonda Dicksion
Jan 26, 2022
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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

Ann Kullberg
Dec 21, 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

Local Inspiration, Finding My Niche

Ann Kullberg
Nov 12, 2021
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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

Rhonda Dicksion
Dec 22, 2021
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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

Rhonda Dicksion
Dec 29, 2021
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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

Ann Kullberg
Nov 16, 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

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

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