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Bob Palmerton
Nov 15, 20201 min read
Wet and Wild Waterfalls
I recently completed "Torrent," inspired by a visit to Bond Falls near Ontonagon, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula. Torrent is 12x18...
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Bob Palmerton
Oct 18, 20201 min read
StudioSense: "Good Morning, Autumn"
"Good Morning, Autumn" was inspired by a stroll through Prairie Park at Pittsfield Township Hall near Ann Arbor, MI. Here is the vibrant...
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Bob Palmerton
May 16, 20201 min read
StudioSense: Bold Acrylic Underpainting
"Recovering from Winter" is a 9x12 pastel inspired by a vista at MarshView Meadow Park near Ann Arbor, MI. Given the deep blues of the...
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Bob Palmerton
Dec 7, 20191 min read
Fall Kaleidoscope
This painting was a blast to create! It is a large format (27x21 inch) pastel inspired by a hike at the Lillian Anderson Arboretum near...
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Bob Palmerton
Sep 5, 20191 min read
StudioSense: Warming up the Beach
On 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...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 9, 20191 min read
Fresh off the Easel: Rural Landscapes
Two recent Midwest landscapes fresh off the easel, before I head to the Atlantic to do some beach and ocean painting. "Dance of the...
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Bob Palmerton
Aug 3, 20191 min read
Fresh off the Easel: Heat Wave
A scorcher in southeast Michigan inspired by latest large pastel painting, "Heat Wave." Heat Wave is 18x24 done in soft pastel on Uart...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 20, 20191 min read
From Barns to Beach
It's that time of the year! After traversing the countryside and the farmland around Ann Arbor, Michigan, I will be heading out to New...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 15, 20192 min read
Fresh off the Easel: Muggy Morning
It was a hot, sticky July morning at the Pittsfield Preserve near Ann Arbor, Michigan. The grass was wet and the mosquitoes were circling...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 13, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting - Wind Chill's 1st Place Award
I am happy (and humbled) to announce that my pastel "Wind Chill" was awarded 1st Place at the AAWA Summer Juried Exhibition at the...
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Bob Palmerton
Jul 10, 20191 min read
StudioSense: Purples and Greens
A few days ago I cycled along the dirt roads south of Saline. Scattered thunderstorms were threatening, making for a dramatic sky...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 25, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting - Early Summer Morning
I came across this scene at the County Farms Park in Ann Arbor, around 7:30 am. I was attracted to the blues and the hazy morning vista....
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 21, 20191 min read
The Sultry Days of Summer
Just north of Brighton, Michigan on the northbound lanes of US 23, there's a vista on the right, depicting a stream winding through a...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 17, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting: Pompeii Afternoon
Strolling through the ancient streets of Pompeii in Italy in 2016, I came across this scene with Mount Vesuvius in the distance. The old...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 16, 20191 min read
AAWA Summer Juried Exhibit
The Ann Arbor-based AAWA will hold its summer exhibit at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, from July 5th through July...
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Bob Palmerton
Jun 6, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting: Exploring the Hoh Rainforest
The latest landscape painting in my Pacific Northwest (PNW) series. This 12x16 pastel painting was inspired by a hike in the Hoh...
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Bob Palmerton
May 31, 20192 min read
Pastel Painting: Ruby Beach - Olympic Peninsula
On the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, you can find Ruby Beach, situated on the Pacific Ocean. The curiosity of this location is the...
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Bob Palmerton
May 23, 20191 min read
Great Lakes Pastel Society Members Show
The Great Lakes Pastel Society will hold its Members Exhibit at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers, Michigan. The exhibit...
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Bob Palmerton
May 21, 20191 min read
New Painting: The Beachcombers
This is my second foray into creating a painting on the subject of searching for sea glass on Glass Beach on the Olympic Peninsula. It...
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Bob Palmerton
May 6, 20191 min read
Pastel Painting: Early Spring at Warner Creek
Behind Pittsfield Township Hall near Saline, MI., there are nature trails and a pond fed by Warner Creek. Cosmo (my dog) likes to sniff...
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