Bob PalmertonApr 22, 20211 minOld Gnarly CharlieMy first plein air of the Spring season is Gnarly Charlie. Charlie can be found at Marshview Meadows Park in Pittsfield Township,...
Bob PalmertonMar 28, 20212 minThe Brown Family MassacreWorking on pastel landscapes of an often drab Michigan Winter, I find that my selection of pastels tend to favor browns. It's a shame,...
Bob PalmertonJun 21, 20191 minThe Sultry Days of SummerJust north of Brighton, Michigan on the northbound lanes of US 23, there's a vista on the right, depicting a stream winding through a...
Bob PalmertonJun 6, 20191 minPastel Painting: Exploring the Hoh RainforestThe latest landscape painting in my Pacific Northwest (PNW) series. This 12x16 pastel painting was inspired by a hike in the Hoh...
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...
Bob PalmertonApr 9, 20191 minPastel Painting: Under the Pines at Lake QuinaultTraveling through Olympic National Forest, I came upon this spot on Lake Quinault. Pastel painting, 9x12, done on Uart 320 grade paper....
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 PalmertonSep 15, 20182 minStudioSense: Fake Painting TipsThis blog article is an update to one published in March of 2018. The final version of the painting "Woodland Waltz" is posted at the...
Bob PalmertonJun 4, 20181 minPastel Painting: Morning Snack at Wooley ParkMy initial foray into plein air painting resulted in the painting below, "Wooley Park Stroll." As this painting sat in inventory I felt...
Bob PalmertonMay 14, 20181 minPastel Painting: Tuesday's TrilliumOn a hike through a nearby nature preserve last Tuesday, I followed a woodland trail and came across newly-sprouted gatherings of "Great...
Bob PalmertonMay 11, 20181 minPastel Painting: Pondering SpringIt seems that with a few days of temperatures in the low 70's, that foliage bursts furiously in Southeast Michigan. This pond and field...
Bob PalmertonMay 8, 20181 minStudioSense: Clear Blue (and yellow, orange, pink) SkyUpdating a post from last year, I recently started an early spring landscape with an early morning clear "blue" sky. Capturing the...
Bob PalmertonApr 26, 20183 minPastel Painting: Woodland WaltzIf my regular blog followers have recognized that my blogging has become rather sparse, I blame it on this painting, "Woodland Waltz." It...
Bob PalmertonApr 12, 20183 minStudioSense: Name that PaintingAn enduring challenge for many artists is arriving at the name for a landscape painting. Personally, here are my opinions. I don't...
Bob PalmertonMar 28, 20181 minStudioSense: Seeing Nature through a Master's LensMonet said it all: "When you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have before you...merely think, here is a little square of...
Bob PalmertonFeb 25, 20182 minPastel Painting - Spring Break and the Great Smoky MountainsSpring Break time is coming soon! "Season's Transitions" was inspired by a hike on the Chimney Tops trail at Great Smoky National Park. ...
Bob PalmertonFeb 19, 20182 minStudioSense: "Snow Blue and the Seven Dwarfs?"Last year I published this blog addressing how snow can exude a variety of colors, mostly of blues, purples and cool pinks. As I...
Bob PalmertonJan 11, 20181 minPastel Painting: Ski JumpSnow has finally arrived in Southeast Michigan (and most of the northern US)! This painting was inspired by a cross-country skiing...
Bob PalmertonSep 5, 20172 minPastel Painting Technique: From Start to FinishFollowing a visit to Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, Ontario on Labor Day weekend, an inspiring scene off the Marsh Boardwalk...
Bob PalmertonJul 17, 20172 minPastel Technique: Impressionistic TouchesOn another plein air excursion this past weekend, I came across a bucolic early morning scene at Wooley Pary, just west of South State...