Pastel Painting Technique - A Lesson from Start to Finish
I recently started a YouTube channel with pastel painting demos and painting tips. Before YouTube, I would blog about a painting from...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 3, 20191 min read
Fresh off the Easel: Heat Wave
A scorcher in southeast Michigan inspired by latest large pastel painting, "Heat Wave." Heat Wave is 18x24 done in soft pastel on Uart...
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Bob Palmerton
Apr 23, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting: Glimpse of Spring at the Buttonwood Marsh
A quick impressionistic study completed before the rain and wind engulfed my plein air site! Marsh Meadow View Park, Pittsfield Township,...
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Bob Palmerton
Feb 5, 20192 min read
StudioSense: Acrylic Opposites
Starting a painting entitled "The Clearing," I chose to build up an under-painting of acrylic. The colors I chose are (in general) the...
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Bob Palmerton
Oct 17, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Bold Acrylic Underpainting
I will often start a pastel painting with an underpainting of either watercolor, acrylic, or a wash of pastel diluted with isopropyl...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 26, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Wildflower Wonders (and a special offer)!
In Pittsfield Township, Michigan, just south of Ann Arbor and east of Saline, there is a series of nature preserves (the "Pittsfield...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 25, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Digital Tricks
When I am not outdoors in one of my plein air painting excursions, I often take advantage of digital photography to enhance and complete...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 16, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Summer Morning Field
Early mornings on humid summer days bring out an ethereal veil of the landscape, with a hazy look that almost blurs the nearby foliage...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 19, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Orange to Blue to "Green"
Earlier this month I posted this blog in which I chose among my collection of blues to complete an underpainting all in blue. Here was...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 5, 20182 min read
Pastel Technique: Monday Morning Blues
I recently re-arranged my pastel palette, which revealed an abundance of blues. So I thought I would take advantage of such a variety...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 4, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Morning Snack at Wooley Park
My initial foray into plein air painting resulted in the painting below, "Wooley Park Stroll." As this painting sat in inventory I felt...
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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
May 11, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Pondering Spring
It seems that with a few days of temperatures in the low 70's, that foliage bursts furiously in Southeast Michigan. This pond and field...
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Bob Palmerton
May 7, 20181 min read
StudioSense: Pastel & Watercolor Underpainting
Spring has finally arrived in Southeast Michigan. Touring a local nature preserve with my dog Cosmo, I came across this scene, replete...
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Bob Palmerton
Feb 25, 20182 min read
Pastel Painting - Spring Break and the Great Smoky Mountains
Spring Break time is coming soon! "Season's Transitions" was inspired by a hike on the Chimney Tops trail at Great Smoky National Park. ...
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Bob Palmerton
Feb 3, 20182 min read
StudioSense - The Balancing Act
Compositions can be enhanced through a variety of techniques. I like to think abut composition from two perspectives: first, the...
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Bob Palmerton
Jan 14, 20182 min read
Painting Technique: Capturing the Glow of Winter
Rolling Hills County Park in Ypsilanti, Michigan maintains 3 miles of groomed cross-country skiing trails. I've enjoyed skiing and...
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Bob Palmerton
Nov 11, 20172 min read
Pastel Technique: Capturing Distance in the Landscape
Conveying distance across the multiple planes of a landscape can be handled by muting the local color with grays, blues and the color's...
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Bob Palmerton
Oct 5, 20171 min read
Time is Running Out - Michigan Art Center Class Starts Next Week!
I am scheduled to teach "Enhanced Landscapes in Pastel" at the Michigan Art Center, starting Wednesday October 11 for five sessions. Last...
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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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