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StudioSense: Warming up the Beach
On a sunny, early morning on the beach at Breezy Point, New York, there is a distinctive warm glow in the sand and grasses that comprise...

Bob Palmerton
Sep 5, 20191 min read


From Barns to Beach
It's that time of the year! After traversing the countryside and the farmland around Ann Arbor, Michigan, I will be heading out to New...

Bob Palmerton
Jul 20, 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...

Bob Palmerton
Jun 16, 20191 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...

Bob Palmerton
May 31, 20192 min read


New Painting: The Beachcombers
This is my second foray into creating a painting on the subject of searching for sea glass on Glass Beach on the Olympic Peninsula. It...

Bob Palmerton
May 21, 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. ...

Bob Palmerton
Apr 30, 20191 min read


StudioSense: Planning the Next Painting
The joy of being an artist is not so much the completed product as it is the process of creating the art in the first place! For this...

Bob Palmerton
Apr 17, 20192 min read


Pastel Painting: On the Bay at Breezy Point
Here's the latest pastel painting in my Breezy Point series. Looking forward to heading out to the beach in August! #BreezyPoint

Bob Palmerton
Jun 17, 20181 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...

Bob Palmerton
Jun 13, 20182 min read


Pastel Painting: Resting My Wings
At Breezy Point, a beach community on the Atlantic Ocean in Queens, New York, early morning and late day brings out the most brilliant...

Bob Palmerton
May 21, 20181 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...

Bob Palmerton
Mar 13, 20182 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...

Bob Palmerton
Feb 17, 20181 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...

Bob Palmerton
Jan 19, 20183 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...

Bob Palmerton
Jan 7, 20181 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...

Bob Palmerton
Jan 3, 20182 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...

Bob Palmerton
Dec 23, 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...

Bob Palmerton
Dec 1, 20172 min read


Painting Technique - Adding Character(s) to the Landscape
In November, I published this blog on adding characters to the landscape. Recently, while working on "Wind Chill," I decided that I...

Bob Palmerton
Nov 21, 20172 min read


A Long Walk to the Jetty - Pastel Painting
The spot on the beach at Breezy Point where we park our beach chairs and umbrellas, just off Marion Walk, is a long way to the Jetty. The...

Bob Palmerton
Sep 27, 20171 min read


Pastel Painting: Breezy Point Jetty - 2017
Breezy Point, New York, on the Atlantic Ocean. A gift to Anna Palaski and Ed Miller to celebrate their wedding, September 16th, 2017. ...

Bob Palmerton
Sep 19, 20171 min read
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