November Rose Art

SANTHA KOONCE

Exciting News!

I am SO delighted to announce that I am the new editor-in-chief of Ann Kullberg's Color, a colored pencil magazine! What an honor :) This magazine focuses exclusively on colored pencil -- such a thrill for colored pencil artists everywhere! And there are so many other offerings -- classes, books, tutorials -- check them out here.

Ann is an absolutely lovely person and it's been such a pleasure to get to know her. She's creative, inspirational, and extremely skilled with colored pencil. How lucky am I to work for her?!

Naturally, I'm feeling pulled to work in colored pencil right now (not unusual), although I work with a variety of mediums. And even when I'm using watercolor or gouache, colored pencil usually sneaks in, never content to be on the back burner for long.

I maaay have used this new position as an excuse -- ahem, reason -- to add some new colored pencils to my collection. I mean, I need them for research. Right?

Above all, Color magazine is for YOU, dear colored pencil artist. I look forward to exploring this wonderful medium with you in the coming issues of Color. See you soon!

P.S. Look for a blog post on my colored pencil journey -- coming soon!

Who is November Rose Art?

Hi! I'm Santha...

I'm an artist, teacher, and mom living in the rural Southeast United States. I taught Art and English in public schools for 20 years and decided to go a different direction. I have always loved creating art. I love drawing, art journaling, painting, sketchbooking, mixed media, and more. Some of the other loves in my life: cats, notebooks, flower gardens, my sons, coffee, reading, nature, history.

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