Editor’s Note – May 2023

Apr 19, 2023 | Editor's Notes, Public Posts

Animal lovers, this one’s for you! We have incredible animal portraitist Shay Melia of Shaymus Art as our featured artist, who shares his tools of the trade with us and more. If that wasn’t enough, we brought in more experts, such as Lisa Hartel, to closely examine...

Stabilo Woody Giveaway

Mar 31, 2023 | Giveaways

WINNERS: Kim Keys, Ann McDougal, Mis Vadovsky, Fabia Irvin, Cher Petrovic CLOSED! Winners will be selected, contacted, and posted here soon. We are excited to partner with Stabilo to giveaway FIVE 18pc Woody 3 in 1 sets. Just tell us how you found COLORED PENCIL...

Editor’s Note – April 2023

Mar 29, 2023 | Editor's Notes

Spring has sprung, and there are flowers everywhere! You may not be experiencing the beauty of the buds where you live yet, but you can almost smell the floral scents inside this issue.  Our featured artist Susan Rubin is a master at rendering botanicals in a way that...

Editor’s Note – March 2023

Feb 24, 2023 | Editor's Notes

I hope this is a lucky month for you; we sure feel lucky to have such outstanding contributors, especially our featured artist Nancy Jacey who brings you brilliant color and content all in one article. The Local Love Art Challenge sponsored by Jerry’s Artarama is...

Editor’s Note – February 2023

Jan 30, 2023 | Editor's Notes

It’s a month to celebrate love, and we love color! Our featured artist Thinh Dinh uses colors in the most surprising and wonderful ways to create portraits with a romantic mood. Next, Crystian Hopper dares to be bold with his larger-than-life colored pencil pieces,...

Pastel Pack Giveaway

Jan 27, 2023 | Giveaways

CONGRATULATIONS to Larry Fielding! Although he was our top winner, we selected 9 more of our favorite hacks to share in the April issue – you’ll have to wait and see if your hack made it! ——— Send us your best drawing hack for a chance to...