I have been working on a new painting called “Fox Reflection” for the workshop in pastel on June 19-21, 2015. I have really planned a special workshop adding a reflection of the fox in the water. It was a challenge and also fun to paint! I will post some of the steps after the workshop.
Next week will be the annual portrait workshop and I am excited about it. I painted portraits in watercolor for 25 years before switching to pastels. I love painting portraits in pastel . It is so much easier and I love the result. This year I have been working on a special set of portrait …
I have been experimenting with pastel pencils this week on a different surface. I wanted to offer something new in classes this year and also be able to have a class at World of Color Expo that would introduce participants to pastel painting. Instead of using velour, I used pastel mat as my support. This …
We are going to the World of Color at the Dulles Washington Hilton Nov 12-15, 2014. We are pleased to make our 10 best workshops of the last 2 years available for purchase. Each set of workshop instructions contains a full size drawing of the project for transferring , the color list of all the colors …
Attached is a great article on cash flow for artist! It’s written by Maria Brophy. http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/planning-for-cash-flow-profit-components-successful-creative-business.html#comment-182129 Her web site http://mariabrophy.com. It has many great tips for artists on how to do business for $’s. I am a big fan and subscribe to her newsletter and recommend it to my artist / business friends. Check it …