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Pastel Pointers by Richard McKinley, a book review
Artist Richard McKinley is a fabulous (soft-dust pastel artist. When I came across a book he had written I knew it would be a source that had to be checked out. What intrigued me was a note on the outside … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged artists, color, green, halcyon effect, harmony, luminosity, oil pastels, painting
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Painting Sunlight & Shadow with Pastels, a book review
For a long time I struggled with creating believable shadows and light using oil pastels (OPs), few credible resources exist for Op artists. I wanted a source with easy to understand explanations and demonstrations for painting sunlight and shadows. I … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged aerial perspective, art studio, artist, artists, blacks, color, light, maggie price, oil pastels, paintings, shadows, soft pastels, spectrum, temperature, weather, white
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Mist on the Moors
For a long time I’ve been attracted to unique atmospheres that photographers and painters capture when they work with marshes, wetlands and moors. These special places are mysterious, sometimes quiet, can be dark, at times brimming with nature’s life, and … Continue reading
Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings
Tagged artists, atmospheres, colors, marshes, Mist, Moors, oil pastels, painters, painting, soft pastels, underpainting, wetlands
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