Fresh Off The Easel: Tracks in the Snow
Winter scenes have arrived! I visited Marsh View Meadow Park in Pittsfield Township on a sunny, late afternoon. The sky was clear and...
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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
Mar 31, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting: Hoh Rainforest
The Hoh Rainforest is a temperate rainforest located in Olympic National Park. This painting is part of my PNW (Pacific Northwest) pastel...
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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
Sep 15, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Fake Painting Tips
This blog article is an update to one published in March of 2018. The final version of the painting "Woodland Waltz" is posted at the...
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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 19, 20183 min read
StudioSense
Working in the studio each day, I come across adjustments to work-in-progress paintings that I like to share with my pastel enthusiast...
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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
Jan 11, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Ski Jump
Snow has finally arrived in Southeast Michigan (and most of the northern US)! This painting was inspired by a cross-country skiing...
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Bob Palmerton
Dec 23, 20172 min read
Painting Technique: Defining Your Style
Accomplished artists have a distinct "style" about their work. At the Chicago Pastel Painters Biennial National Juried Exhibition, my...
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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
Oct 2, 20171 min read
"Ski Tracks" heads to Chicago
I am pleased to announce that my painting "Ski Tracks" has been accepted at the Sixth Biennial National Juried Open Exhibition, Pastels...
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