Two years ago I won the very prestigious “Prix des Pastel” Masters Circle Best of Show award at the IAPS convention. (Trust me- no one was more shocked than me. ) I remember an artist coming up to me and saying congratulations, which was then followed by a statement...
I was on a date once where I found myself skiing on a very bright sunny day. As we were heading up a ski lift, my companion asked me to give him an art lesson since he was an engineer and knew I was an artist. I responded by looking down on a row of pine trees that...
I have a quiet friend. A shiny, little helper made from astronaut-worthy stuff that has saved my life and the lives of many pastel sticks…. Like most pastellists I work at an easel with the top of the painting tipped forward about 15 degrees so the dust from the...
This disease afflicts many artists and causes indecision, mini strokes, (that are timid) jittery nerves, wimpy colors and a false sense of being accomplished. Yes, it is the dreaded…. Precious Painting Syndrome. Just because you created something, doesn’t mean it is...
So I discovered what I call the “powers” of pastel- that not all sticks are created equal. I started to rethink about my past and how I had used watercolors. ( I forgot to mention that when I started painting for myself after college, I worked in the watercolor...
