Bob PalmertonJan 1, 20191 minPastel Painting: Up North on Long LakeMy family's Thanksgiving holiday was (once again) spent "way up north, " traversing the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern...
Bob PalmertonOct 23, 20181 minPastel Painting: Early SunThis is the final version of Early Sun, a 12x12 pastel painting done on an acrylic underpainting. You can read the blog about the...
Bob PalmertonOct 17, 20182 minStudioSense: Bold Acrylic UnderpaintingI will often start a pastel painting with an underpainting of either watercolor, acrylic, or a wash of pastel diluted with isopropyl...
Bob PalmertonOct 4, 20181 minPastel Painting - Huron River at Gallup ParkContinuing 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...
Bob PalmertonAug 2, 20171 minPastel Painting: Fall Color HikeWhen my son Matthew was in Cub Scouts in Saline, Michigan (early on his journey to achieve Eagle Scout), an annual ritual for the troop...
Bob PalmertonMay 8, 20171 minPastel Technique: Seeing SpotsOne of the joys of painting landscapes in pastels is the ability to quickly add dashes and spots of different color to express density...
Bob PalmertonFeb 4, 20171 minPastel Painting: Lillie Park VistaHere's the completed version of "Lillie Park Vista,' started in the "Landscape in Pastels" class this January at the Michigan Art Center.
Bob PalmertonFeb 2, 20171 minPastel Painting: A dollop of effectWorking more blocks of value and color in the autumn tree painting, which i started at the Michigan Art Center landscape painting class....
Bob PalmertonDec 11, 20161 minPicked OverI could not resist painting this picked-over corn field in late September. The field is at the corner of Marton and Textile Roads, in...