At the beginning of June while at the IAPS Convention, I met Donna Yeager. In conversation, she began to tell me about her experience of going back to art school and how it had affected her work. I asked her if she’d like to saw a few words about that experience on camera for my
In my last post, I shared the first half of the interviews I made at the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) in early June. Here is the second set – the landscape interviews I call them since they’re all related to painting the landscape. Let’s go!
I managed to persuade 10 artists at the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) Convention to say a few words on video in answer to one question. This post will include half the IAPS interviews, the next, the rest. (One interview went way over the one-to-three minute mark and the story was so fascinating that I
I’ve been following the work of Arlene Richman for sometime now. I remember when I first came across her work – it was a pastel of abstracted chair patterns. Recently she’s been doing abstracts full of colour and varied lines. I sigh with joy at the appearance of each new piece. Like this one:
Have I got a treat for you!! I’ve been a huge fan of Casey Klahn’s work for some time now so I’m thrilled to have Casey here to guest blog about his new still life series. I’ve been watching him post fabulous painting after fabulous painting of these still life images on various Facebook art groups
Bill Creevy’s Advice Oh my gosh, I thought I’d already posted this blog and video but found it sitting in drafts. And it’s way too good to waste. So here it is, a very short video I made at IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies) Convention last June. I asked Bill Creevy, one of my
Doug Dawson is one of the pastel artists I came across when I first began to explore the medium of pastel. Many years later, I was lucky enough to take a 3-day workshop with him in Placerville, California where I learnt so much. It was a marvellous experience. Over the years, I have made a
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
I’ve been a great admirer of the work of Sally Strand for I don’t know how many years. I think I discovered her work in magazines when I was just getting into pastels in the early 1990’s. I was intrigued by the figures in lawn bowling, their white clothing against green of the ground, their
While I was at the 2013 IAPS Convention, I had the pleasure of meeting the New Orleans gentleman artist and author, Alan Flattmann. I’ve always admired his architectural pastels and also his ability to make a living as an artist. And so I asked him the question, “What does an artist have to do to
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