StudioSense: Capturing Texture
At a Landscape in Pastel class I taught at the Michigan Art Center, we spent some time reviewing the variety of tree trunk textures and...
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Bob Palmerton
Oct 21, 20181 min read
It's Showtime! Upcoming Exhibits
Two upcoming venues will exhibit work of local artists including a selection of my landscape pastel paintings. The Clinton Arts Center is...
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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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Bob Palmerton
Aug 6, 20181 min read
Pastel Paintings: Plein Air Event in Ann Arbor
Day 2 of the "Common Ground" plein air event in Ann Arbor, hosted by Nora Venturelli and Jill Wagner. Today we spent our 90 degree...
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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 9, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Capturing Texture
I've been busy lately adding oil painting to my painting activities and have not gotten around to blog much. So I searched for past...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 30, 20171 min read
Pastel Technique: Acrylic Underpainting
I thought I would spice up my underpainting techniques to do paint this landscape of a field at Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor....
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