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Margaret Evans gives some workshop supply advice

When I was at IAPS this year, I met Margaret Evans for the first time. I knew that she was a much liked pastel instructor from Scotland who teaches workshops around the world. Many of us take waaaaay to many supplies with us and so I asked this travelling expert for some tips.   Here

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Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, “Olivier Journu,” 1756, pastel on paper laid down on canvas, 22 7/8 x 18 1/2 in, Metropolitan Museum of Art-detail

Jean Baptiste Perronneau – had you heard of him before?

In my search for interesting pastels to share with you, I came across this one by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (1715–1783), an artist I had not encountered before. Less successful than his older contemporary, Maurice-Quentin de la Tour, Perronneau led a rather wandering life not only through France but also in Italy, Amsterdam (where he died) and

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