Comments on: Carol Peebles – Awakening The Spirit With Pastel Portraits From Life https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Thu, 28 May 2020 18:24:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/#comment-23780 Thu, 28 May 2020 18:24:47 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=6886#comment-23780 In reply to Carol Peebles.

You are so welcome Carol – it was such a pleasure to have you as a guest!
And yes, certainly the art connections we make on Facebook are one of its huge benefits 😀
I’ll see you at IAPS because I will be teaching at IAPS too!!!
Stay calm, stay safe!! xo

]]> By: Carol Peebles https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/#comment-23777 Thu, 28 May 2020 16:19:15 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=6886#comment-23777 In reply to Gail Sibley.

Thank you for your comments Michele Ashby! I love following your work and how we are all becoming art friends through facebook. Thanks again Gail for posting this and it was great to meet you at IAPS. I will be teaching at the next IAPS so I hope to see you there again as well. Stay safe and good health to both of you!

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/#comment-7663 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:01:30 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=6886#comment-7663 In reply to Michele Ashby.

Michele love your comment – thanks!!
I too am stunned that Carol does so many of these pieces in a demo setting. Just goes to show – practice does make perfect…and more comfortable in doing demos!

]]> By: Michele Ashby https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/#comment-6643 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:54:31 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=6886#comment-6643 Wow Gail – what a feature, as usual you stun us with your eloquent findings! I’ve adored Carol’s work for a while now and am constantly mesmerised at the fact these stunning pastels are produced in a demo setting at the Blue Easel Club (great name by the way)!
Particularly love Carol’s analogy regarding blending and whiskey – I will remember that always!!
Thank you ladies you inspire us!!
Michele x

]]> By: Carol Peebles https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/#comment-2727 Thu, 25 May 2017 15:19:23 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=6886#comment-2727 In reply to Heather Laws.

Thanks Heather for your sweet comments. I will have to take progression photos as some have been asking lately. It’s no real trick, though. Just google ‘grisaille in painting’ and see the images that come up. It is just the exact thing you are drawing but in one color. I use a warm umber to have some warmth underneath and avoid any blacks at this stage. That is the only real pointer I have. Last night I finished a piece and I did take a beginning of the grisaille shot to post with the final piece. I’ve got lots to do with kids and business today, but it will soon be on my FB page so please check there. For now, on my FB timeline there is the video of the class I did it in and most of my student’s work. Again, thanks for your interest and keep in touch. Happy Painting 🙂

]]> By: Heather Laws https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/#comment-2726 Thu, 25 May 2017 10:56:47 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=6886#comment-2726 In reply to Gail Sibley.

Oh that would be lovely!! Yes, fingers crossed!! Oh Dear, no pressure Carol!! Just one more thing to squeeze in during your creative process

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/#comment-2723 Wed, 24 May 2017 21:54:00 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=6886#comment-2723 In reply to Heather Laws.

Hi Heather, I too am interested in seeing the progression of Carol’s pieces. She had none so I’m hoping she will now take a few shots while creating work. Perhaps I’ll be able to update this post in the future. Fingers crossed!!

]]> By: Heather Laws https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/#comment-2722 Wed, 24 May 2017 19:37:06 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=6886#comment-2722 Such extraordinary work!! I am intrigued by your method of starting with a grisaille. I am now motivated to attempt that method myself. I would love to see shots of the progression of some of these pieces, that would be a real treat! The way you have executed the language of the hair on these models, simply brilliant!!

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/#comment-2715 Mon, 22 May 2017 18:00:25 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=6886#comment-2715 In reply to Ed Kramer.

Thanks Ed. I agree!!

]]> By: Carol Peebles https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/05/carol-peebles/#comment-2713 Sat, 20 May 2017 13:59:45 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=6886#comment-2713 I forgot to mention in the blog (pretty big deal-My apologies!) that for portrait commissions I DO work from photographs! Especially for children. I usually can’t get them to sit still long enough to take a good photo, much less have them sit still for 3 hours! I hope I didn’t disillusion any of you who do commissions from photos…I am not THAT quick 🙂 I think the reason I forgot is that none of the artwork pictured in the blog is a portrait commission.

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