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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: "Landing Zone"

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

Pastel Painting: Wetland Wonders

Here's a painting based on my recent visit to Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Northwest Ohio. This scene can be found at the Crane...

Pastel Technique: Monday Morning Blues

I recently re-arranged my pastel palette, which revealed an abundance of blues. So I thought I would take advantage of such a variety...

StudioSense: Pastel & Watercolor Underpainting

Spring has finally arrived in Southeast Michigan. Touring a local nature preserve with my dog Cosmo, I came across this scene, replete...

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...

Pastel Painting - Pittsfield Preserve

The latest version of my plein air painting at the Pittsfield Preserve. I guess it is 50% "plein air" as I am completing the pastel in...

Pastel Painting: Marsh Madness

New pastel painting: pond in Lillie Park, near Ann Arbor, MI. Soft pastel on Uart sanded paper. 10x13. See Marsh Madness and other...