Sharon Cromer's "Mountain Men Crossing a Stream" is the first oil painting she's done in eight years. She's working in colored pencil medium now. But those five riders and horses have an air of being.

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When many people think of art, they tend to think in terms of watercolor, oil or even charcoal. However, the depth of color and painting effects able to be achieved with colored pencils have won over ...