Ann's Colored Pencil News & Stuff!

Congratulations to the winners of our FIRST EVER Patreon Patron drawing contest!  1st Place: John Irvine, "Surprise!" 2nd Place: Chris Butcher, "Orchids" and Ruth Paul, "Signs of Spring" Thank you to all who entered! The contest was open to all Gold and Platinum Patrons of Ann's Patreon page, who completed a drawing from one of the Patreon Exclusive Reference Photos... View more

by Jennifer Slouha My art booth at the June event. Hot Summer Nights is the largest family-oriented award-winning car cruise in Missouri. The event is devoted to showcasing some of the most impressive hot rods, classic cruisers, muscle cars, vintage trucks, motorcycles, and even some custom vehicles. It aims to re-create the nostalgic ‘American Graffiti’ atmosphere in its unique location. Vehicles... View more

The three artists featured in the July 2018 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. Read below about their inspiration for each of these interesting animal subjects.   Coming Unwound! by Sherry Smith 22 x 13.5 inches 22 x 13.5 inches, Prismacolor, Lyra Rembrandt, Luminance colored pencil on Fabriano Artistico soft-pressed paper. As Spring inches closer to... View more

July 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

by Lynn Fuller Greener Pastures by Lynn Gillespie68cm x 40cmFaber-Castell Polychromo, Albrecht Durer and Caran d'Ache on Clairefontaine Pastelmat. Photo’s from PixabayThis piece was about practice for me with being very new using this medium. Being completely blown away by what other artists were achieving with different types of artist pencils, I went out and invested on a few different brands.... View more

The three artists featured in the June 2018 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase submitted stories about their artwork for our blog. Read below about their inspiration for each of these interesting animal subjects.   Little Yellow Ladybug by Antoniette Preston30 x 22 inchesArtist Derwent coloured pencilFabriano Artistico 300gsm watercolour paper You are unique with strengths and challenges and beautiful in every way. Little... View more

June 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

by Carolyn Chua Rise and Shine16" x 23.4" Daler-Rowney Heavyweight Paper 200g/m2 120lbs, Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer pencils. I drew my first bread in cellophane artwork, "Rise and Shine," as one of the three exhibiting food artworks in the Faber-Castell Malaysia's Inaugural Art Exhibition, "Amplify" in 2016. At that time, I was in search of a solid concept in showcasing my art... View more