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
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
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
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
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
Mar 24, 20183 min read
StudioSense: Seeing the Lake through the Trees
Hiking in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan last November, I cam across this varied collection of trees: Since the photo above is rather...
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Bob Palmerton
Feb 17, 20181 min read
New Pastel Painting - "Wind Chill"
Inspired by a cold late November afternoon on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, "Wind Chill" is a 21x27 inch pastel painting on Uart sanded...
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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
Jan 3, 20182 min read
Pastel Technique: Adding a "Misty" look to the Landscape
Creating distance in a landscape is often achieved by muting the color as you near the horizon. You can also create a misty look to...
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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 17, 20173 min read
Painting Technique - Planning the Painting
Planning the painting before you touch the canvas is a critical first step to a successful piece of art. My other artistic joy is...
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Bob Palmerton
Oct 20, 20171 min read
Through the Trees - Pastel Painting
So often have I strolled through the local parks (often jogging with my dog Cosmo) and marveled at how the early morning sunlight would...
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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 2, 20171 min read
Pastel Painting: Fall Color Hike
When my son Matthew was in Cub Scouts in Saline, Michigan (early on his journey to achieve Eagle Scout), an annual ritual for the troop...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 17, 20172 min read
Pastel Technique: Impressionistic Touches
On another plein air excursion this past weekend, I came across a bucolic early morning scene at Wooley Pary, just west of South State...
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