Laura Pollak. I remember seeing some lovely paintings by her years ago. Very nice. And then…one day…a more abstracted piece appeared on the scene. It was totally unlike her landscapes. Wow! And then a painting appeared that was surely illuminated from within. How? I mean, this is pastel on paper, not a three-dimensional lightbox! This
This month’s guest, Tara Will, will blow you away with her bold, colourful, energetic work! I was delighted when she agreed to contribute a guest post. (I wrote about one of her pastels in a monthly roundup. You can read it HERE.)
I may as well come right out and say it – Albert Handell is one of my pastel heroes! I’ve followed and been inspired by his pastel paintings whether I’ve seen them in magazines, social media, his books, or, on rare occasions, in art galleries. I also was lucky enough to see Albert demonstrate at
I’ve been following the work of artist Tom Bailey for some time now. I’m regularly taken by his landscapes, full of complexity and comprised of small energetic marks yet often filled with the feeling of calm and ease that comes from being in nature. Needless to say, he’s been on my potential guest blogger list
I am THRILLED to introduce you to this month’s guest, Diane Rosen. I’ve been a huge fan of her work for years and so I held my breath as I reached out to invite her to guest post. She graciously accepted and I did a happy dance! Diane’s work always has me asking questions. Her
Some painters wow you with their use of colour. Others evoke an emotional response through their work. My guest this month manages to do both at the same time. Artist Loriann Signori uses the luscious vibrant colour of soft pastels to their full effect, creating luminous spaces that elicit feelings of deep pleasure. When I
I’m always in awe of artists whose main body of work is made up of work they’ve done en plein air. Lorenzo Chavez, our guest this month, is one of those amazing artists who paints mostly on location. In fact, as I was starting to organize this blog post, I emailed a question to Lorenzo.
Every October for the last four years, I’ve run a 31-pastels-in-31-days Challenge in my HowToPastel Facebook group. It’s awesome to see all the work and everyone pushing themselves (cos the going does get tough!). I think it was in our first or second year when this month’s guest, Silja Salmistu, was posting her still life
I’m delighted to introduce you to this month’s guest blogger, UK artist Janine Baldwin. (I wrote about one of Janine’s pieces in a roundup – you can read it here). When I look at Janine Baldwin’s work, I can feel her response to her environment. She explores this relationship with vigorous strokes, with gestural lines, with scribbles,
Some artists create work that you may deeply admire and you think, It’s not in me to create work like that, I just don’t work that way although I sure wish I could. Ever had this feeling? One such artist that brings up these feelings for me is Moira Huntly. I’ve been a fan of
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