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Nov 10, 20181 min

Pastel Painting: "Enter At Your Own Risk"

I was torn between calling this one "C'mon In" or its current title. An old shed and home overgrown with vines. Reference photo take on...

Nov 6, 20182 min

StudioSense: Starting a Pastel Painting

As the weather turns for the worst in Michigan, it is time to revisit my collection of photographs that I use as inspiration and...

Jul 26, 20181 min

Pastel Painting: Wildflower Wonders (and a special offer)!

In Pittsfield Township, Michigan, just south of Ann Arbor and east of Saline, there is a series of nature preserves (the "Pittsfield...

Apr 18, 20182 min

StudioSense: How Many Colors Can You Fit in a Value?

Working on detail of a woodland scene, I decided to encourage my habit of populating many different colors in one value (aka light or...