Later this month, a dozen or so amateur artists will gather to learn something new and technical, trade tips and generally support each other in their love of colored pencils. It's an art form that's ...

CEBU, Philippines — (EDITOR’S NOTE: As the new school term has started, it is certainly a good idea for students – including children – to consider engaging in an art as part of their learning ...

As children, it feels like colored pencils were always a part of our daily lives. But as adults, unless you’re an artist, when was the last time you held one in your hands? Well, we found one adult ...

To find his subject, artist Phil Schorn looks for leaves. The more colorful and intricate-looking they are, the better. That’s because, for Schorn, art is in the details. His colored pencil drawings ...

In Jeremy Osborne’s hands, colored pencils cease being a child’s art utensil. For some reason, the St. Peter artist has noticed a certain aversion to his medium of choice. As watercolors and pastels ...

All summer at the Strathmore Mansion in North Bethesda, you may find gallery-goers huddled around a small, photorealistic depiction of a fruit in a plastic bag. “Hold on,” one of them may whisper, “is ...

Long before she discovered colored pencils, Melissa Nece was an artist working in oils, acrylics, pastels and watercolors. But her artistic life changed dramatically in 1990 when she got a gift ...