My 16-year old daughter in all her wisdom has recommended to me that my blogs can’t all be about technical stuff, so in that vein, I am talking this week about my companions in the studio. So if you don’t like photos of cute kids and cats, you may want to skip...
Blenders Ah… Blenders. I use Blenders like the RED sprinkles among the other sprinkles on the frosting. Yep, very sparingly. This works for me and takes some planning, since I can get carried away with them. Who wouldn’t? Brightest colors, softest feel- what we...
Gliders are the sprinkles on my cupcake. Pastels that are “gliders” are kind of special. They have this uncanny way of gliding over the top of other pastels making them great for deliberate mark-making…. Most gliders are machined (not hand-made) and that makes...
Builders Builders are my staple sticks. I think of them as the frosting on my cupcake. The delectable part. I am an “indirect” painter and so they have saved many paintings. “Direct” painting is how most oil paintings are handled. The exact color,...
So one of the best things about pastel for me is finding out how to get those pesky little sticks to act the way I want them too. No easy task. For years I created things that weren’t quite right and I lost control of paintings along the way. Now, however, beyond...
When I was in 7th grade I had a crush on a boy on my bus. We were in the same grade and he always sat just ahead of me and had the most amazing blue eyes….. I don’t remember ever having a real conversation with him all through middle school or high school- he made me...
