StudioSense: Shipping a Pastel Painting
Although all artists will get excited about a sale over the Internet, the challenge that lays ahead deals with actually preparing and...
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Bob Palmerton
- Oct 23, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Early Sun
This is the final version of Early Sun, a 12x12 pastel painting done on an acrylic underpainting. You can read the blog about the...
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Bob Palmerton
- Oct 21, 2018
- 1 min
It's Showtime! Upcoming Exhibits
Two upcoming venues will exhibit work of local artists including a selection of my landscape pastel paintings. The Clinton Arts Center is...
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Bob Palmerton
- Oct 17, 2018
- 2 min
StudioSense: Bold Acrylic Underpainting
I will often start a pastel painting with an underpainting of either watercolor, acrylic, or a wash of pastel diluted with isopropyl...
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Bob Palmerton
- Oct 13, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Paintings - Ireland Series
Way back in 2008 my family and I visited my wife's relatives in Ireland. The two paintings below were inspired from photographs of our...
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Bob Palmerton
- Oct 4, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Painting - Huron River at Gallup Park
Continuing with my Gallup Park series, below is a view of the Huron River at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI. The reference photo was taken...
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Bob Palmerton
- Sep 23, 2018
- 1 min
Canoe Canoe?
Another pastel painting in my Gallup Park series. These two canoeists were heading back to the canoe livery on a balmy September...
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Bob Palmerton
- Sep 15, 2018
- 2 min
StudioSense: Fake Painting Tips
This blog article is an update to one published in March of 2018. The final version of the painting "Woodland Waltz" is posted at the...
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Bob Palmerton
- Sep 14, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Huron High
Continuing with my Gallup Park series, here is a view of the Huron River neat the public boat launch area. There's a rather tricky...
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Bob Palmerton
- Sep 13, 2018
- 2 min
StudioSense: Planning the Landscape in Pastel
Planning a landscape painting, from initial concept to sketch, value definition, underpainting and application of pastels, is critical to...
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Bob Palmerton
- Sep 11, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Huron Serenity
Part of my new Gallup Park Series of pastels, this painting shows the abundance of water lilies on this stretch of the Huron River. The...
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Bob Palmerton
- Sep 10, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Gallup Park Canoe Livery
Gallup Park, on the north side of Ann Arbor along the Huron River, presents a wealth of painting opportunities! This scene is off the...
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Bob Palmerton
- Aug 31, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Ocean Kayak, Breezy Point
Strolling along at Breezy Point on the bay, I came across this kayak awaiting its next journey in Jamaica Bay at Breezy Point, NY. To...
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Bob Palmerton
- Aug 29, 2018
- 1 min
Shimmer on the Huron
Pastel painting done in a plein air event at Bandemere Park in Ann Arbor, along the Huron River. The shimmer from the early-morning sun...
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Bob Palmerton
- Aug 23, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Driftwood
This compelling piece of driftwood lay on the beach at Lake Erie, at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. This natural habitat is well...
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Bob Palmerton
- Aug 15, 2018
- 1 min
Watercolor Paintings: More Beach Cartoons
After toying with oil paints (and, of course, pastels), I am getting hooked on one of the cleanest art mediums - watercolor. At the beach...
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Bob Palmerton
- Aug 10, 2018
- 1 min
Watercolor Painting: At The Breezy Point Beach
It was a great day at the beach at Breezy Point, NY. This is a simple watercolor applied to a sketch done by a Sharpie. More Breezy...
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Bob Palmerton
- Aug 6, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Paintings: Plein Air Event in Ann Arbor
Day 2 of the "Common Ground" plein air event in Ann Arbor, hosted by Nora Venturelli and Jill Wagner. Today we spent our 90 degree...
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Bob Palmerton
- Aug 4, 2018
- 1 min
Oil Painting: At The County Farms in Ann Arbor
Today I participated in a wonderful plein air workshop hosted by Jill Wagner and Nora Venturelli, held in Ann Arbor at the Mari Lou...
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Bob Palmerton
- Aug 1, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Paintings: At The Beach
Soon I will be heading out to Breezy Point, NY to create some more beach and seascape paintings. Breezy Point, a beach community on the...
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