The Workshop

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...

“Friends of the Studio Part” 6 – Dusty Children

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...

“Friends of the Studio” Part 5 – A Box of Many Colors

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...

“Friends of the Studio” Part 4 – Gloves in a Bottle

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...