Apr 25, 2018
Last weekend I was teaching a workshop in Cleveland. I don’t teach very often, too many “mommy” responsibilities at home, but I do enjoy a weekend out…. The main thing that always strikes me about a workshop is how so many artists can paint the exact same model and...
Apr 18, 2018
My children get dirty. And I like to leave them that way…. no, no, not my actual children, my pastel sticks….. I don’t worry about keeping my pastel sticks clean- who cares? Yes, they look pretty in the box, so shiny and bright, but then there is the stress of...
Apr 11, 2018
I am a big believer in picking out a color harmony for a painting. Planned color can unify a piece and beyond that, colors that “sing” together nicely can create a specific mood. Enter my color chip box…. Finding a way to begin to pick out colors for a painting...
Apr 4, 2018
Pastel has a way of getting everywhere and it can be very drying to the skin…. Pastels can actually draw out the oils from the skin and in the winter I have been known to have very cracked and bleeding hands. Some pastel artists are so good at using gloves, but I...