Bob PalmertonSep 5, 20191 minStudioSense: Warming up the BeachOn 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 the dunes toward the...
Bob PalmertonJul 20, 20191 minFrom Barns to BeachIt's that time of the year! After traversing the countryside and the farmland around Ann Arbor, Michigan, I will be heading out to New York to do some plein...
Bob PalmertonMay 31, 20192 minPastel Painting: Ruby Beach - Olympic PeninsulaOn the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, you can find Ruby Beach, situated on the Pacific Ocean. The curiosity of this location is the mass of fallen trees th...
Bob PalmertonMay 23, 20191 minGreat Lakes Pastel Society Members ShowThe Great Lakes Pastel Society will hold its Members Exhibit at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers, Michigan. The exhibit will run from June 2...
Bob PalmertonApr 30, 20191 minPastel 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. This 21x13 pastel paint...
Bob PalmertonApr 17, 20192 minStudioSense: Planning the Next PaintingThe 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 next painting, I decid...
Bob PalmertonJan 10, 20191 minPastel Painting: Surf's Up at AcadiaA rough day in the Atlantic at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. This 12x16 pastel was inspired by a hike on the Ocean Path Trail in late December....
Bob PalmertonJan 4, 20192 minStudioSense: Toning the Dark Pastel SurfaceI recently visited Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. The day was overcast with a misty atmosphere exacerbated by the violent Atlantic. Great photo...
Bob PalmertonJun 13, 20182 minStudioSense: Preparing a New PaintingWorking on my Breezy Point series early this morning. Here is the reference photo, which depicts the Breezy Point lighthouse on the bay side of this beach c...
Bob PalmertonMay 22, 20181 minPastel Painting: Resting My WingsAt Breezy Point, a beach community on the Atlantic Ocean in Queens, New York, early morning and late day brings out the most brilliant colors of the dune gra...
Bob PalmertonMar 13, 20182 minStudioSense: A New Look and FeelDuring summer vacation at the beach in August, 2017, I whipped up several pastel paintings of Breezy Point and its beach community. This was one of the paint...
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 audience. Hence this ...
Bob PalmertonJan 7, 20181 minPastel Painting: Bay Boats at Breezy PointWhat better time is there to celebrate memories of summer when the temperature is below zero in Michigan? Here is the final rendition of "Bay Boats at Breezy...
Bob PalmertonJan 4, 20182 minPastel Technique: Adding a "Misty" look to the LandscapeCreating distance in a landscape is often achieved by muting the color as you near the horizon. You can also create a misty look to convey the impact of rai...
Bob PalmertonDec 23, 20172 minPainting Technique: Defining Your StyleAccomplished artists have a distinct "style" about their work. At the Chicago Pastel Painters Biennial National Juried Exhibition, my award-winning painting...
Bob PalmertonDec 17, 20173 minPainting Technique - Planning the PaintingPlanning the painting before you touch the canvas is a critical first step to a successful piece of art. My other artistic joy is photography, so I therefor...
Bob PalmertonDec 1, 20172 minPastel Painting Technique: Capturing the Sandy BeachTime to start reminiscing about summer as the cold, dark days of winter emerge. My current project in "Bay Boats," inspired by the scene below of the bayside...
Bob PalmertonNov 21, 20172 minPainting Technique - Adding Character(s) to the LandscapeIn November, I published this blog on adding characters to the landscape. Recently, while working on "Wind Chill," I decided that I needed to add a characte...
Bob PalmertonOct 8, 20173 minDunes Sunset at Breezy Point - Oil PaintingContinuing on my beach theme from summer vacation at Breezy Point, New York, below is my first oil painting done since my last tampering in oils about 20 yea...
Bob PalmertonSep 27, 20171 minA Long Walk to the Jetty - Pastel PaintingThe 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 great distance (in ...