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’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
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.
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!
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
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
Your information will never be shared or sold to a 3rd party. Privacy Policy
