Here is the long awaited photo of progress on the current oil portrait in process. It’s just a close up. (The whole painting will be revealed once it is complete.) Spencer is painted with grisaille gray underpainting. I changed some …
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Jan
22
Future Generation Art Prize
Have you heard about this? If you haven’t, here is your opportunity to get in on it. The Future Generation Art Prize is for all artists ages 18 through 35. You can submit any medium of art. The contest is …
Jan
16
Pastel Paper Selections and Reviews
The other day I talked a little about pastel pencils. Now I’m going to take the time and talk a little about the pastel paper that I use. Wallis Sanded Pastel paper is the first brand that I used …
Jan
07
A Firefighter Helmet Pastel Painting Progression
Pastel, painting, progression. Pastel, painting, progression. Try saying that ten times fast! Ha. Alright, moving on. The pastels I work in are the soft pastel encased in wood, forming the pastel pencil. Using a variety of brands – Derwent, …