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Bob Palmerton
Sep 5, 20191 min read
StudioSense: Warming up the Beach
On a sunny, early morning on the beach at Breezy Point, New York, there is a distinctive warm glow in the sand and grasses that comprise...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 20, 20191 min read
From Barns to Beach
It's that time of the year! After traversing the countryside and the farmland around Ann Arbor, Michigan, I will be heading out to New...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 31, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Ocean Kayak, Breezy Point
Strolling along at Breezy Point on the bay, I came across this kayak awaiting its next journey in Jamaica Bay at Breezy Point, NY. To...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 13, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Preparing a New Painting
Working on my Breezy Point series early this morning. Here is the reference photo, which depicts the Breezy Point lighthouse on the bay...
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Bob Palmerton
May 21, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Resting My Wings
At Breezy Point, a beach community on the Atlantic Ocean in Queens, New York, early morning and late day brings out the most brilliant...
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Bob Palmerton
Mar 13, 20182 min read
StudioSense: A New Look and Feel
During summer vacation at the beach in August, 2017, I whipped up several pastel paintings of Breezy Point and its beach community. This...
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Bob Palmerton
Jan 7, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Bay Boats at Breezy Point
What better time is there to celebrate memories of summer when the temperature is below zero in Michigan? Here is the final rendition of...
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Bob Palmerton
Dec 1, 20172 min read
Pastel Painting Technique: Capturing the Sandy Beach
Time to start reminiscing about summer as the cold, dark days of winter emerge. My current project in "Bay Boats," inspired by the scene...
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Bob Palmerton
Nov 21, 20172 min read
Painting Technique - Adding Character(s) to the Landscape
In November, I published this blog on adding characters to the landscape. Recently, while working on "Wind Chill," I decided that I...
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Bob Palmerton
Oct 8, 20173 min read
Dunes Sunset at Breezy Point - Oil Painting
Continuing on my beach theme from summer vacation at Breezy Point, New York, below is my first oil painting done since my last tampering...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 27, 20171 min read
A Long Walk to the Jetty - Pastel Painting
The spot on the beach at Breezy Point where we park our beach chairs and umbrellas, just off Marion Walk, is a long way to the Jetty. The...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 19, 20171 min read
Pastel Painting: Breezy Point Jetty - 2017
Breezy Point, New York, on the Atlantic Ocean. A gift to Anna Palaski and Ed Miller to celebrate their wedding, September 16th, 2017. ...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 6, 20171 min read
Pastel Painting: Sunrise Surf at Breezy Point
A warm summer morning around 7:30 at Breezy Point. The sun was peeking through the clouds; sun rays stretched to the surface of the...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 19, 20171 min read
Pastel Painting: Breezy Point Bayside
Here's a more impressionistic pastel painting on the bayside at Breezy Point, New York. I decided to take an overcast day and instead...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 17, 20171 min read
Pastel Painting: Breezy Point Dunes
Sunny day at Breezy Point, New York. Soft pastel on sanded paper; 8x10. See the previous post on the acrylic underpainting....
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 16, 20171 min read
Pastel Painting: On the Bay at Breezy Point
Although today's weather will be sunny an 90, it has been a bit cloudy (and rainy) at Breezy Point. This scene is on the bay side,...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 14, 20171 min read
Pastel Technique: High Values at the Beach
A beach and its dunes on a sunny day convey the highest values (aka lightness) in color. I chose an acrylic underpainting to bring out...
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