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    Bob Palmerton Pastels

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    Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.  - Henry David Thoreau
     

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    Pastel Painting: "Enter At Your Own Risk"
    Bob Palmerton
    • Nov 10, 2018
    • 1 min

    Pastel Painting: "Enter At Your Own Risk"

    I was torn between calling this one "C'mon In" or its current title. An old shed and home overgrown with vines. Reference photo take on...
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    Pastel Painting: Early Sun
    Bob Palmerton
    • Oct 23, 2018
    • 1 min

    Pastel Painting: Early Sun

    This is the final version of Early Sun, a 12x12 pastel painting done on an acrylic underpainting. You can read the blog about the underp...
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    StudioSense: Digital Tricks
    Bob Palmerton
    • Jul 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    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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    Pastel Painting - Spring Break and the Great Smoky Mountains
    Bob Palmerton
    • Feb 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    Pastel Painting - Spring Break and the Great Smoky Mountains

    Spring Break time is coming soon! "Season's Transitions" was inspired by a hike on the Chimney Tops trail at Great Smoky National Park. ...
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    StudioSense - The Balancing Act
    Bob Palmerton
    • Feb 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    StudioSense - The Balancing Act

    Compositions can be enhanced through a variety of techniques. I like to think abut composition from two perspectives: first, the placeme...
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    Painting Technique: Capturing the Glow of Winter
    Bob Palmerton
    • Jan 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    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 gaini...
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    Pastel Painting: Garlic "Out To Dry"
    Bob Palmerton
    • Jul 5, 2017
    • 1 min

    Pastel Painting: Garlic "Out To Dry"

    I have joyfully harvested my first collection of garlic!. After placing one clove each in about thirty raised-bed cavities in my nutrien...
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    Pastel Painting: Early Spring Soybeans
    Bob Palmerton
    • Mar 18, 2017
    • 1 min

    Pastel Painting: Early Spring Soybeans

    In the Pittsfield Preserve off Thomas Road near Saline, MI. An early morning in June, the soybeans were starting to emerge with vigor as...
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