Bob PalmertonApr 212 minStudioSense: Capturing TextureAt a Landscape in Pastel class I taught at the Michigan Art Center, we spent some time reviewing the variety of tree trunk textures and...
Bob PalmertonMar 145 minPastel Painting Technique - A Lesson from Start to FinishI recently started a YouTube channel with pastel painting demos and painting tips. Before YouTube, I would blog about a painting from...
Bob PalmertonAug 3, 20191 minFresh off the Easel: Heat WaveA scorcher in southeast Michigan inspired by latest large pastel painting, "Heat Wave." Heat Wave is 18x24 done in soft pastel on Uart...
Bob PalmertonMay 6, 20191 minPastel Painting: Early Spring at Warner CreekBehind Pittsfield Township Hall near Saline, MI., there are nature trails and a pond fed by Warner Creek. Cosmo (my dog) likes to sniff...
Bob PalmertonDec 5, 20181 minPastel Painting: "Meeting at Mill Pond"Mill Pond Park is located on the west side of Saline, MI. This pastel painting was created on Uart sanded paper with a variety of soft...
Bob PalmertonDec 1, 20182 minStudioSense: Filling the GapHere's a pastel painting-in-progress that includes a change in the composition mid-stream. The painting is called "Meeting at Mill Pond."...
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 PalmertonSep 14, 20181 minPastel Painting: Huron HighContinuing with my Gallup Park series, here is a view of the Huron River neat the public boat launch area. There's a rather tricky...
Bob PalmertonSep 11, 20181 minPastel Painting: Huron SerenityPart of my new Gallup Park Series of pastels, this painting shows the abundance of water lilies on this stretch of the Huron River. The...
Bob PalmertonJul 10, 20182 minStudioSense: Capturing TextureI've been busy lately adding oil painting to my painting activities and have not gotten around to blog much. So I searched for past...
Bob PalmertonJan 19, 20183 minStudioSenseWorking in the studio each day, I come across adjustments to work-in-progress paintings that I like to share with my pastel enthusiast...
Bob PalmertonNov 20, 20161 minTime to Name the PaintingI think we are done with this one! Now it doesn't hurt to let it "ripen" by leaving it accessible in the studio for some whim of a quick...
Bob PalmertonNov 15, 20161 minWater and LeavesA few more refinements. Interesting pointer regarding using reference photos. The water in the photo was too bright (high value) due to...
Bob PalmertonOct 25, 20161 minA Tangled Web of FoliageAt this stage of the painting, I am beginning to fill-in portions of the composition. Additional values are added in the shadier spots...