Big ups and Little downs

I started the year with such good intentions for my blog and have already fallen behind after our computer died four weeks ago and then our new computer died a week ago, followed by a dead one brought home from the shops and finally, we are onto our third new computer in three weeks. On top of that, my Gall Bladder needed to come out last week and so needless to say, this has all left very little time for doing any art, let alone blogging. 

The upside is that I have a feature article, including the cover, in the February issue of the Colored Pencil Magazine http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/696871 and 'Refuge' was honoured with a CPSA (Coloured Pencil Society of America) District Chapters Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Latest Explore This 10! online exhibitionhttp://www.cpsa.org/view-explore-this-10/explore-this-10-award-winners This exhibition is all about showcasing the use of coloured pencil in conjunction with other media and a huge congrats to all of the artists selected for this exhibition. It is a feast for the eyes.

I am hoping that a few little hiccups are now all behind and there will be lots of productive months ahead :)

Publishings and other musings

 

For those of you who to subscribe to Ann Kullberg's CP Magazine, you can see my step by step tutorial on how to draw 'Hoodie' in coloured pencils on drafting film in the current (November issue). This is an abbreviated version of the full tutorial which you can find at my website at www.karenhullart.com

 

Grandpa Elliott was selected for the Colored Pencil Magazine 2013 Calendar and you will find him along with the other winners in this month's issue of the Coloured Pencil Magazine.

Australian reader's might also spot the Miniature Grandpa Elliott in the current issue of Australian Artist which covers an article about this year's Australian Society of Miniature Art (NSW) National Awards Exhibition.

 

 And here are a couple of commissions completed over the last few weeks. We are gearing up now for that crazy time of year and so it is back to the drawing board to work on more commissions.