Reflective Drawing (Sketchbook Ideas #4)
The exercise celebrates balance as closely as you can achieve it.
Art
Wade Zahares (Featured Artist)
I love Wade Zahares’ work– the vibrant colors he uses, the childlike innocence of them, and the whimsy and contentment they exude.
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?
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 that, a textured acrylic ground is the best way.
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 person.
Four New Paintings in my Artist Journals
I really enjoy the mediative process of creating these small works.
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!
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 new images
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 expanding compositional sense.
Silence Your Inner Critic
This attitude is like a non-stick pan for the inner critic; it slides right off, with no residual effect.
I Got an Honorable Mention in this Pastel Society Show
It was good to see everyone again after two years!
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 the exercises I do. I’m delighted! So here you are.
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 of nature singing.
Jumpstarting a Sketchbook Practice (Sketchbook Ideas #1)
I hope you’ll sketch a bit alongside me, and we’ll se where it goes.
A Firm Foundation (New Conceptual Painting in Pastel)
This painting brings my structural engineering into play, I suppose, but this idea is not only important physically, but metaphorically as well.
Two New Paintings in Pastel (One a Fundraiser for Ukraine)
If you wish to buy the painting For Ukraine, I will contribute the money to Ukrainian refugee relief.