Here’s my latest video on painting metal. As always, you’ll see it’s all about seeing values!! Check it out and let me know what you think! Thanks for watching 🙂 ~ Gail
I’m pretty pumped! I just uploaded a video to YouTube about how I tone Wallis sanded pastel paper with watercolour. I’d love to know what you think of it so please leave a comment. Was it helpful? What other tips can I help you with? Look forward to hearing from you! ~ Gail
Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was an outstanding representative of the Rococco style in France. He is well-known for paintings such as The Swing, Blind Man’s Bluff , and A Young Girl Reading. But he also did beautiful drawings and even a few pastels. Check out this sensitive portrayal of
I recently uploaded another pastel painting video to YouTube. In it, I used a limited palette of eight Schminke soft pastels on Wallis paper. Here’s the finished piece: And here’s the video showing the process start to finish – just click on the image: Here are a couple of other
A couple of weeks ago, I went to visit my Mum and Dad on Salt Spring. It had been a while since I’d spent some time with them and although I have good friends on SSI and always want to visit everyone, I decided to spend the time wholly with my parents. We planned to
Jamie Markle is the publisher of …. He’s a sweet guy always available to help and offer advice. If you want to get published, listen to what he has to say! I made this short video while I was at the 10th IAPS pastel convention in Albuquerque. Take his words to heart and get working
Some students will show up to class with a large package of cheap pastels ignoring my supply list request to bring good pastels even if it means only bringing a dozen. I know quality pastels are expensive but you get what you pay for and cheap pastels will mean unsatisfactory results! Start with a small
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
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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