Gail Sibley, Author at How to Pastel

New Zealand pastel workshop - feature image

My New Zealand Art Workshop Teaching Experience!

Saturday, 2 March 2024 8 Comments

A recap of my New Zealand pastel workshop Feb 2024

Krajcik-Pastel, Silk and Seed - feature image

Allison Krajcik – Getting That Inner Glow

Friday, 23 February 2024 37 Comments

Guest Allison Krajcik takes on a journey from watercolour to pastel in her search to capture the inner glow of flowers and seed pods.

From Thumbnail To Underpainting

Friday, 9 February 2024 6 Comments

How do you go from thumbnail to underpainting? Gail gives examples of a thumbnail with a corresponding underpainting along with the final pastel.

You Just Never Know Who Will Buy Your Painting

Friday, 2 February 2024 39 Comments

You just never know when a painting of yours will find its home! Gail shares a story of how a chance encounter led to a connection. And a sale.

29 Days, 29 Paintings -The Daily Painting Challenge

Friday, 26 January 2024 14 Comments

This February (it has 29 days!) let’s jump into a Daily Painting Challenge. It’s a great way to kickstart the New Year!

Creating thumbnails en plein air - thumbnails and painting of washing machine

Creating Thumbnails En Plein Air (My Mexico Paintings)

Friday, 19 January 2024 6 Comments

Gail shares why she can’t live without these tiny companions even when racing the clock on location.

Create momentum - Gail setting up to paint in La Manzanilla

Create Momentum By Starting (My Mexico Experience!)

Friday, 12 January 2024 10 Comments

The best way to jumpstart your art practice is to create momentum. Gail shares how she learnt this lesson on a trip to La Manzanilla, Mexico

Philippine Pastel Artists – Recipient Of An IAPS 2023 Global Society Grant

Friday, 5 January 2024 8 Comments

Philippine Pastel Artists was one of the recipients of the IAPS 2023 Global Society Grants. Let’s find out more about them!

Hidden beauty: Gail Sibley, "The Red Bowl," Unison Colour pastels on UART paper, plein air painting

The Hidden Beauty In The Mundane

Friday, 22 December 2023 16 Comments

As I was reminded recently by a dear friend, as artists, we possess a unique gift—the ability to perceive the extraordinary within the ordinary, to see the hidden beauty that can lie in the mundane fabric of our existence. Then in our creations, we reveal to others the light and colour we’ve seen, offering glimpses

Nicolette van Dam, V. Violets, 22 October 2023, Schmincke pastels on Canson Mi-Teintes Touch, 6 x 12 in.

Nicolette van Dam-Through the Looking Glass!

Friday, 8 December 2023 52 Comments

During our recent 31-pastels-in-31-days Challenge, Nicolette van Dam charmed us all with her paintings based on the alphabet and the Alice in Wonderland books.