Ann’s Story

Here is what Ann Kullberg printed this July 2020 . . . Almost a decade ago, we had a little upheaval with COLOR magazine. My magazine for colored pencil artists originally began in 1999, when my book, Colored Pencil Portraits Step by Step was first published by North...

From MY Perspective!

“Beware of those who don’t fight back. Sooner or later, they will.”    ― Joyce Rachelle  My name is Sally Robertson, I am Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of COLORED PENCIL Magazine, and it is time to tell my story. I have once again been attacked and discredited for the...

Editor’s Note – July 2020

We have so many of your colored pencil favorites packed into one issue! Barbara Dahlstedt won our “Editor’s Choice” award in the 2019 Annual Art Competition, so we are especially thrilled to have her stunning piece “Made in America” grace the cover as our...

Editor’s Note – May 2019

Welcome to another issue! I hope you are feeling encouraged by these monthly doses of COLORED PENCIL Magazine, but if you are struggling to feel like a growing artist, know you are not alone, Barb Sotiropoulos addresses how you can work through your art insecurities...

Editor’s Note – April 2019

Wow, 100 issues of COLORED PENCIL Magazine are now in print – it only took 8 1/2 years! As I prepared for this issue I had to go through every magazine we created and it was quite a fun walk down memory lane. I am happy to share our story with you on our firsts...
Polychromos Giveaway

Polychromos Giveaway

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