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Bob Palmerton
May 31, 20192 min read
Pastel Painting: Ruby Beach - Olympic Peninsula
On the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, you can find Ruby Beach, situated on the Pacific Ocean. The curiosity of this location is the...
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Bob Palmerton
Apr 30, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting: "Rock Rumba on Glass Beach"
Glass Beach is on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. And there are plenty of rocks to stumble over as one searches for sea glass. ...
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Bob Palmerton
Mar 20, 20192 min read
StudioSense: Creating a Tiny Pastel
I've been experimenting lately with small format pastels. Creating a small painting can provide a good introduction to a larger version...
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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
Aug 23, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Driftwood
This compelling piece of driftwood lay on the beach at Lake Erie, at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. This natural habitat is well...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 10, 20181 min read
Watercolor Painting: At The Breezy Point Beach
It was a great day at the beach at Breezy Point, NY. This is a simple watercolor applied to a sketch done by a Sharpie. More Breezy...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 24, 20182 min read
StudioSense: Stepping through the Jetty Painting
Hopefully soon I will do a time lapse video of a painting from start to finish. Since I haven't yet tackled that technology, I thought I...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 18, 20181 min read
Pastel Painting: Breezy Point Lighthouse
On the bay (again) at Breezy Point. Time to go to the Atlantic side next for more scenes of the Breezy Point community! Click here for...
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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
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
Nov 18, 20171 min read
Oil Painting: Point Pelee Storm
In early September, upon arriving at Point Pelee National Park in Leamington, Ontario, a dark sky and brisk winds off Lake Erie greeted...
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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
Jul 20, 20171 min read
Life's a Beach! Plein Air at its best!
In August I will be at Breezy Point, New York, painting new "beach-scapes!" Here is a painting I did back in 2008 of the jetty and...
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