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Ann's Colored Pencil News & Stuff!

A Learning (and Teaching) Pleasure - Super Workshops

  • Ann Kullberg
  • Feb 09, 2017
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For twenty years, I’ve taught my 2-day Portraits in Colored Pencil Workshop and I get excited and anxious before every single one. I love teaching. Love, love, love everything about it! But a few years back, I got a yearning to go a little deeper. I came up with the idea of a 5-day super intense workshop with a small number... View more

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - February 2017

  • Ann Kullberg
  • Jan 30, 2017
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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 links at the bottom of this post for our Facebook group partners - join in the fun and your artwork could... View more
The Treasure Map of Life by Karina Griffiths

The Treasure Map of Life by Karina Griffiths

  • Ann Kullberg
  • Jan 19, 2017
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Karina is among 29 artists featured in DRAW Portraits in Colored Pencil - the best selling bible of step by step CP portraits, edited by Ann Kullberg. We are delighted to share her story about inspiration and art below. My mum used to say “charity begins at home.” My old art teacher used to say “inspiration begins within.” What does all... View more
And So, I Keep Drawing.

And So, I Keep Drawing.

  • Ann Kullberg
  • Jan 11, 2017
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by Jesse Lane "Gravity" by Jesse Lane. One of the five pieces lost in a fire last month. From time to time, I think we all wonder what it would be like to lose a piece of art. Last month, I lost five pieces, which combined took a total of over 1,000 hours to create.    My first solo show had... View more
Coloured Pencil Milestone in Malaysia

Coloured Pencil Milestone in Malaysia

  • Ann Kullberg
  • Dec 28, 2016
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The following story was submitted by Sharon Kow and is published with permission. Sharon shares her experience as the first colored pencil artist to be featured in a major art show in Malaysia - The Langkawi Art Biennale!! A huge milestone for Sharon and colored pencils as a medium in the fine art world. Enjoy reading! - Ann   The... View more
Workshop Cruises rock!

Workshop Cruises rock!

  • Ann Kullberg
  • Aug 11, 2016
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12 years ago we held our very first Colored Pencil Workshop Cruise to Mexico. We had two dozen fun-loving participants and everyone had such a blast that week on board that we've continued to hold two cruise workshops a year since 2004. Our Alaskan Workshop Cruise next May will be our 24th colored pencil cruise! The Alaskan Cruise starts in... View more

EASY image editing - Paint

  • Ann Kullberg
  • Mar 11, 2016
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You can do this. You can. Follow each step and you too will soon be cropping and resizing like a pro!! Step 1 Depending on what Windows you have, either click on Windows Start and type in Paint, or click on Windows Start > All Programs > Paint. Then click on Paint to open the program.   Step 2 With... View more

Young artist awakens...

  • Ann Kullberg
  • Mar 13, 2016
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I was maybe twelve, thirteen at the most. It was summer in the farming community of Forest Grove, Oregon, late 1960’s. Everyone picked strawberries the entire month of June so we were up long before dawn to catch the farmer’s strawberry bus, and were well tuckered out by mid-afternoon when the bus dropped us back home.  So this must have... View more