Marsh

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...

Pastel Painting: Glimpse of Spring at the Buttonwood Marsh

A quick impressionistic study completed before the rain and wind engulfed my plein air site! Marsh Meadow View Park, Pittsfield Township,...

Pastel Painting: Huron High

Continuing with my Gallup Park series, here is a view of the Huron River neat the public boat launch area. There's a rather tricky...

Pastel Painting: "Landing Zone"

Here is the completed painting of the Crane Creek Estuary scene at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. You can see the earlier...

StudioSense: Name that Painting

An enduring challenge for many artists is arriving at the name for a landscape painting. Personally, here are my opinions. I don't...

Morning at Point Pelee Marsh - Pastel Painting

Looking forward to an Autumn trip to Point Pelee National Park in Ontario, here's another version of the Labor Day weekend trip to the...

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...

Pastel Painting Technique: From Start to Finish

Following a visit to Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, Ontario on Labor Day weekend, an inspiring scene off the Marsh Boardwalk...