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Wade Zahares (Featured Artist)
I love Wade Zahares’ work– the vibrant colors he uses, the childlike innocence of them, and the whimsy and...
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Where Did the Money Go? (New Textured Abstract Painting in Pastel)
Does it seem to you like money seems to evaporate like bubbles rising and floating away?
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Textured Acrylic Grounds for Pastel (Examples and Explanation)
I teach my pastel workshop students to paint in their texture, but they always want techie shortcuts, and for...
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Deeps of Peace Show by Brian Rutenburg in NYC (Photos)
I've long been a fan of this painter of abstract landscapes and was thrilled to see his work in...
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Four New Paintings in my Artist Journals
I really enjoy the mediative process of creating these small works.
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Petals Overhead and Underfoot (New Landscape Painting in Oil and Pastel)
This painting is my first to combine both pastel and oil, but it will not be my last!
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Two New Non-Objective Paintings in Pastel
Trying alcohol washes in abstract work to get a contrast of edges, was effective and fun in creating these...
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Using a Viewfinder for Small Vignettes from a Magazine (Sketchbook Ideas #3)
Try this exercise and I think your find it not only fun, but skill enhancing. It also encourages an...
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Silence Your Inner Critic
This attitude is like a non-stick pan for the inner critic; it slides right off, with no residual effect.
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I Got an Honorable Mention in this Pastel Society Show
It was good to see everyone again after two years!
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Recommended Sketchbook Supplies (Sketchbook Ideas #2)
Many of you asked also for me to link to supplies, because you want to follow along and try...
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My Private Hideout in the Sun-drenched Forest (New Painting in Pastel)
Here is is my hideout in the woods, with the sun streaming in, surrounded by vibrancy, color, and all...
