Ann's Colored Pencil News & Stuff!

January 2019 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the January 2019 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. In their posts below, each artist shares their inspiration for their beautiful art. Memory by Kinsey Lane18 x 24 inches Derwent Lightfast, Derwent Coloursoft, and Prismacolor on Strathmore Bristol Board 400 series. (Artist’s own reference photo.) "Memory" is a story of a... View more

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - January 2019

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

The Watch Journey

by Bonnita Moaby Bremont Supersonic I have had such a journey in my recent art career. I haven’t been doing it that long in respect to some other amazing artists out there. I love to draw just about anything; if it challenges me then I will give it a go. I love to work with all mediums but there is... View more

December 2018 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

The three artists featured in the December 2018 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. In their posts below, each artist shares their inspiration for their beautiful art.   Forbidden by Elizabeth Hatwell-Evans17 x 12 inches Caran d'Ache Luminance and Derwent Lightfast, on Canson pastel paper. (Public domain photo.) Henna tattoo on bare back of Indian bride. This drawing... View more

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - December 2018

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

My Love of Horses

by Ute Koskie 'Whoa', Prismacolor on Art Spectrum Colourfix smooth black, 40x60cm., own reference. This piece took 70 hours to complete and was the most difficult one to date. From an early age I recall of having a paint brush or pencil in hand and leaving my mark on anything I could find, and it did not stop there and, to... View more
My Love of Botanical Art and Colored Pencils

My Love of Botanical Art and Colored Pencils

by Melinda Edstein 'Monkey Cups'. To be included in the Hunt Institute's 16th International Exhibition. I was fortunate to grow up on a large suburban block on the outskirts of Sydney, where my mother was a passionate and talented gardener. My sisters, neighbors and I played in our backyard – sucking sweet nectar from prawn plant flowers, making paper from papyrus, and... View more

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - November 2018

November 2018 Featured Artists. 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 links at the bottom of this post for our Facebook group partners - join in the fun and... View more