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...
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...
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...
A good portrait has something stirring alive beneath the surface. Know what it is? The artist. Every portrait is not only a reflection of the model, but also of the creator. The danger is getting caught up in working on a portrait so much that I can’t see the...
Since I mostly paint at an easel while standing on a hardwood floor, my feet can be very “owie” by the end of the day … In my late 30’s I started to feel like an old lady hobbling around in the morning and I wondered what was going on. I figured it was just an...
Over the years I have gathered many comforting items in my studio. I thought I would take the next few weeks and talk about my many “friends of the studio” If you have been following my blogs, you already know of my love for my good friend, aluminum foil. Read...
