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"A Plastic Bag" Step-by-Step

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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