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January 2024 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

January 2024 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

  • Rhonda Dicksion
  • Dec 26, 2023
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The three artists featured in the January 2024 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase share the stories behind their beautiful artwork here in our blog.  Green Frog by Laura Steels Hitchcock14 x 16 inchesFaber-Castell Polychromos, Caran d’Ache Pablos and Luminance, Derwent Lightfast and Holbein colored pencils on Stonehenge. Photo by John Hitchcock. Used with permission. I live on a 100-acre farm... View more
The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - January 2024

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - January 2024

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Dec 27, 2023
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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—join in... View more
Seeing With New Eyes

Seeing With New Eyes

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Dec 17, 2023
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by Ann HolderMaybe one of our most important tools that we use in our studios are our eyes. Have you ever thought about how wonderfully they’re made? We see light, darkness, and the vibrant colors around us. We see lines, shapes, forms, intricate details and perceived depths. Our eyes are drawn to motion as we take in the activity around... View more
December 2023 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

December 2023 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

  • Rhonda Dicksion
  • Nov 27, 2023
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The three artists featured in the December 2023 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase share the stories behind their beautiful artwork here in our blog.  Soft but Clear, Lush and Lovely by Linda Lucas Hardy12 x 15 inchesPrismacolor, Holbein, and Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils on .005" 2-sided DuraLar drafting film by Grafix. Artist’s photo. I started out as usual, photo cropped... View more
The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - December 2023

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - December 2023

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Nov 25, 2023
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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—join in... View more
Seeing in 2 Dimensions, Creating art with Stereo-blindness

Seeing in 2 Dimensions, Creating art with Stereo-blindness

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Nov 16, 2023
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by Paula WilliamsI am an artist. An artist with a disability that could have stopped me in my tracks and kept me from doing what came naturally to me. The urge to draw and create has always been part of my life but I was born 80 % blind in my right eye. A condition that affected all aspects of... View more
November 2023 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

November 2023 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

  • Rhonda Dicksion
  • Oct 29, 2023
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The three artists featured in the November 2023 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase share the stories behind their beautiful artwork here in our blog.  Rain Delay by Pamela Clements20 x 16 inchesPrismacolor colored pencils and graphite on Canson Classic Cream 90#. Artist’s own photo. I waited out the morning rain for my daily walk and discovered the elegance of raindrops... View more
The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - November 2023

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - November 2023

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Oct 25, 2023
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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—join in... View more