Pastel Painting: Hoh Rainforest
The Hoh Rainforest is a temperate rainforest located in Olympic National Park. This painting is part of my PNW (Pacific Northwest) pastel...
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Bob Palmerton
- Mar 24, 2019
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Grand Teton Waters
Grand Teton Waters was inspired by a photo taken by my daughter Sara a few years ago as she hiked in the Grand Tetons. This painting was...
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Bob Palmerton
- Mar 20, 2019
- 2 min
StudioSense: Creating a Tiny Pastel
I've been experimenting lately with small format pastels. Creating a small painting can provide a good introduction to a larger version...
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Bob Palmerton
- Mar 18, 2019
- 1 min
Pastel Paintings: The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Series
I have gathered a bunch of material from a trip to Washington state, which will form my new "PNW" series of paintings. Out family hiked...
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Bob Palmerton
- Mar 3, 2019
- 1 min
Pastel Class Starting Soon!
I will be teaching the Landscape in Pastel class at the Clinton Art Center, starting Wednesday, March 13th! We are looking for two more...
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Bob Palmerton
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
StudioSense: One Scene, Three Versions
Recently, I reached for my oil paints to embark on an experiment with a scene I had painted in the past. Hiking in the Great Smoky...
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Bob Palmerton
- Feb 17, 2019
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Early Spring on Abrams Creek
Hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains offers an abundance of beautiful mountain vistas and inviting, often turbulent waterscapes. "Early...
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Bob Palmerton
- Feb 14, 2019
- 3 min
StudioSense: Green and Red and Blue and Orange
I was rather pleased with the bold color effects of "The Clearing," where I applied an acrylic under-painting of colors representing the...
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Bob Palmerton
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
StudioSense: Acrylic Opposites
Starting a painting entitled "The Clearing," I chose to build up an under-painting of acrylic. The colors I chose are (in general) the...
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Bob Palmerton
- Feb 1, 2019
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: August at Warner Creek
Reminiscing about the heat of summer on these frigid days, I pulled up a photo I took while strolling with my dog Cosmo. The scene is...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jan 26, 2019
- 2 min
Exhibit at the Saline District Library
My exhibit at the Saline District Library in Saline, Michigan has been installed. The solo exhibit of 33 pastel paintings runs from...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jan 22, 2019
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Stairway to Thunder Hole
Inspired by a hike along the Ocean Path Trail at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor in Maine, this 21x27 pastel painting evokes a bit of...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jan 10, 2019
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Surf's Up at Acadia
A rough day in the Atlantic at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. This 12x16 pastel was inspired by a hike on the Ocean Path...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jan 4, 2019
- 2 min
StudioSense: Toning the Dark Pastel Surface
I recently visited Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. The day was overcast with a misty atmosphere exacerbated by the violent...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jan 1, 2019
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Up North on Long Lake
My family's Thanksgiving holiday was (once again) spent "way up north, " traversing the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern...
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Bob Palmerton
- Dec 11, 2018
- 1 min
Winter Landscapes
Time to consider painting outdoors as Winter approaches, as I plan to be a bit adventuresome this snowy season. All of my "winterscapes"...
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Bob Palmerton
- Dec 5, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel 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...
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Bob Palmerton
- Dec 4, 2018
- 1 min
Special Offers on my ETSY Site!
T'is the season for deals! My ETSY store is offering free shipping through 12/31/18. In addition, my faithful blog readers (that means...
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Bob Palmerton
- Dec 2, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Class Starting Soon!
I will be teaching "The Landscape in Pastel" at the Clinton Art Center in January. The Clinton Art Center is located at 115 W. Michigan...
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Bob Palmerton
- Dec 1, 2018
- 2 min
StudioSense: Filling the Gap
Here's a pastel painting-in-progress that includes a change in the composition mid-stream. The painting is called "Meeting at Mill Pond."...
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