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Bob Palmerton
Feb 19, 20182 min read
StudioSense: "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...
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Bob Palmerton
Feb 3, 20182 min read
StudioSense - The Balancing Act
Compositions can be enhanced through a variety of techniques. I like to think abut composition from two perspectives: first, the...
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Bob Palmerton
Jan 19, 20183 min read
StudioSense
Working in the studio each day, I come across adjustments to work-in-progress paintings that I like to share with my pastel enthusiast...
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Bob Palmerton
Jan 14, 20182 min read
Painting Technique: Capturing the Glow of Winter
Rolling Hills County Park in Ypsilanti, Michigan maintains 3 miles of groomed cross-country skiing trails. I've enjoyed skiing and...
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Bob Palmerton
Jan 3, 20182 min read
Pastel Technique: Adding a "Misty" look to the Landscape
Creating distance in a landscape is often achieved by muting the color as you near the horizon. You can also create a misty look to...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 8, 20171 min read
New Painting: Cross-Country Skiing in June
The final version of Ski Tracks. Additional work on the shadows and scattered leaves in the snow capped off an enjoyable journey from...
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Bob Palmerton
May 20, 20172 min read
Pastel Technique - Watercolor Underpainting
Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon....
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Bob Palmerton
May 15, 20172 min read
Pastel Technique - Watercolor Underpainting
Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon....
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Bob Palmerton
Mar 5, 20171 min read
Pastel Painting: Icy Blues
A wintry scene on a sunny morning in the Pittsfield Preserve off Thomas Road, Pittsfield Township, Michigan. #Uart #pastels #snow
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