"Drawing will be her special talent" wrote Ann Kullberg's mother in a letter to Ann's grandmother in 1960, when she was four years old. Although it was another twenty-seven years before Ann began to devote herself to art, her mother's words proved prophetic.

Ann Kullberg's portraiture successfully combines the seemingly contradictory qualities of traditionalism and innovation.Ann, a pioneer in the use of colored pencils, has been riding the crest of this mediums' rapidly rising popularity. A recipient of numerous awards, and featured in several books and publications, including the journal of the American Society of Portrait Artists (Summer, 1996 issue; see inset). Ann is in high demand both for her winsome children’s portraits, and her nationally held portrait workshops, proving colored pencils to be a serious and credible portrait art medium.

Ann’s work speaks for itself in providing not only a likeness, but also a glimpse into a child’s life, preserving it for generations to come. As one very young subject put it, while gazing on her own portrait, “That’s me…forever.”

Ann has received the following honors and recognition:

• 2002 Juror (Portrait Division) for Faber-Castell International Competition
• 2002 Featured article in American Artist magazine
• 2002 Author of Capturing Soft Realism in Colored Pencil, North Light Books
• 2001 Featured article – The Artist’s Magazine
• 2001 Award Winner – CPSA Exhibition – San Francisco
• 1999 Author of Colored Pencil Portraits Step by Step, Northlight Books
• 1994 - 1997 Work featured in The Best of Colored Pencil 2, 3 & 4:
  
  The Best of Colored Pencil II
  The Best of Colored Pencil III
  The Best of Colored Pencil IV
   
• 1996 Work featured in the American Society of Portrait Artists Portrait Signature Magazine, Summer issue
• 1995 Chapter Artist in Creating Textures in Colored Pencil , North Light Books
• 1995 Signature membership awarded in The Colored Pencil Society of America’s International Exhibition
• 1994 Chapter Artist in Creative Colored Pencil, Rockport Publishers
• 1992 Portrait Finalist in The Artist’s Magazine Competition

To inquire about commissioning a portrait please contact Cynthia Daniel through email or by calling 727-510-4394.