Drowning in Waterfalls
Listen to the music of the waterfall! Take a trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, to the National Parks of Yellowstone and Glacier. ...
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Bob Palmerton
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Drowning at Avalanche Lake
Well actually, I drowned in the beauty of Avalanche Lake, and I survived to enjoy crafting this landscape in pastel. There are a variety...
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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
Jun 21, 20191 min read
The Sultry Days of Summer
Just north of Brighton, Michigan on the northbound lanes of US 23, there's a vista on the right, depicting a stream winding through a...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 16, 20191 min read
AAWA Summer Juried Exhibit
The Ann Arbor-based AAWA will hold its summer exhibit at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, from July 5th through July...
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Bob Palmerton
May 23, 20191 min read
Great Lakes Pastel Society Members Show
The Great Lakes Pastel Society will hold its Members Exhibit at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers, Michigan. The exhibit...
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Bob Palmerton
May 21, 20191 min read
New Painting: The Beachcombers
This is my second foray into creating a painting on the subject of searching for sea glass on Glass Beach on the Olympic Peninsula. It...
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Bob Palmerton
May 6, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting: Early Spring at Warner Creek
Behind Pittsfield Township Hall near Saline, MI., there are nature trails and a pond fed by Warner Creek. Cosmo (my dog) likes to sniff...
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Bob Palmerton
Apr 17, 20192 min read
StudioSense: Planning the Next Painting
The joy of being an artist is not so much the completed product as it is the process of creating the art in the first place! For this...
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Bob Palmerton
Jan 21, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting: Stairway to Thunder Hole
Inspired by a hike along the Ocean Path Trail at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor in Maine, this 21x27 pastel painting evokes a bit of...
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Bob Palmerton
Jan 4, 20192 min read
StudioSense: Toning the Dark Pastel Surface
I recently visited Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. The day was overcast with a misty atmosphere exacerbated by the violent...
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Bob Palmerton
Jan 1, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting: Up North on Long Lake
My family's Thanksgiving holiday was (once again) spent "way up north, " traversing the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern...
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Bob Palmerton
Dec 5, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: "Meeting at Mill Pond"
Mill Pond Park is located on the west side of Saline, MI. This pastel painting was created on Uart sanded paper with a variety of soft...
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Bob Palmerton
Nov 30, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Filling the Gap
Here's a pastel painting-in-progress that includes a change in the composition mid-stream. The painting is called "Meeting at Mill Pond."...
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Bob Palmerton
Oct 4, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting - Huron River at Gallup Park
Continuing with my Gallup Park series, below is a view of the Huron River at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI. The reference photo was taken...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 23, 20181 min read
Canoe Canoe?
Another pastel painting in my Gallup Park series. These two canoeists were heading back to the canoe livery on a balmy September...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 14, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Huron High
Continuing with my Gallup Park series, here is a view of the Huron River neat the public boat launch area. There's a rather tricky...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 11, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Huron Serenity
Part of my new Gallup Park Series of pastels, this painting shows the abundance of water lilies on this stretch of the Huron River. The...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Gallup Park Canoe Livery
Gallup Park, on the north side of Ann Arbor along the Huron River, presents a wealth of painting opportunities! This scene is off the...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 29, 20181 min read
Shimmer on the Huron
Pastel painting done in a plein air event at Bandemere Park in Ann Arbor, along the Huron River. The shimmer from the early-morning sun...
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