I remember the moment I encountered the work of Olga Abramova. It was at the 2019 IAPS exhibition in Albuquerque. I walked in and saw this large painting of a bodhum with a steaming cup of coffee in front of it. A couple of jars completed the scene with the whole thing set contre-jour. This
“I’m crushed! I haven’t been chosen for a juried show.” This type of pronouncement by those not selected for a juried show is what a juror knows they’ll hear but that certainly doesn’t make it any easier. Recently I had the honour and anxiety of being Juror of Selection for a Society show. I say
I’ve been enjoying artwork by Jory Mason for sometime now (definitely go check out her fabulous Great Dane portrait that I wrote about here) but it was her announcement that she was illustrating a children’s book that spurred me to invite her to write a guest blog for HowToPastel. I wonder how many of us
Lightfastness in pastels. Is this something you’ve given any thought to? I have. And I haven’t. To tell you the truth, somehow, I thought we already had a general standard for lightfastness in place. Schmincke pastels from Germany note lightfastness on the pastel wrapper – five stars mean excellent lightfastness, one star, definitely fugitive. But
I remember the day I was going through Instagram (it may have been Facebook?) and I was stopped mid-scroll by an unusual and colourful painting. The painting happened to be by Mark Price. It was an explosion of colour in tiny squares. Its vibrancy and unusual appearance drew me in.
I’m sitting in a comfy chair and looking around at the beautiful surroundings, watching people I know and don’t know go by and I hear myself tell myself, “Gail, you are soooo lucky to be here, right now, in this place.” Which place you may ask? The IAPS 2022 Convention at the Hotel Albuquerque in New
For this month’s guest post, I’m pleased to bring you this very popular artist and instructor from Australia. I’ve heard so many people say, “I wish I knew how Stephie Clark paints her flowers.” Well, you’re about to find out!
I’ve been down a deep rabbit hole since 8 June, the date that artist Paula Rego died at age 87. I was saddened to hear about her death, particularly as it struck me that I’d been meaning to do a blog post on this incredibly courageous magnificent artist but that it had now taken her death
Okay, this is a wee bit different from what I expected to be publishing. Aaron Schuerr, our guest this month, is renowned for his plein air work. In fact, he just won the Best Pastel award at the recent Plein Air Convention in Santa Fe! And what he’s really known for is extreme plein air
I’m delighted to bring Lynn Howarth to the HowToPastel blog! I’ve been following Lynn’s work for years now. I’ve always admired her portraits and it’s these that are the focus of her guest post here today. I also appreciate the way Lynn manages to push her work, exploring new territory. An example of this was
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