Guest blogger https://www.howtopastel.com/category/guest-blogger/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:35:19 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.howtopastel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-cropped-HowToPastel-logo-1-32x32.jpg Guest blogger https://www.howtopastel.com/category/guest-blogger/ 32 32 Susan Ellis – The Art of Clamming https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:35:18 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709 Artist Susan Ellis paints the clammers of coastal Massachusetts. She shares her process and her love of painting these figures working in the mud.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/09/julie-freeman-infusing-life-into-every-detail/feed/ 12  Mark Ivan Cole – Deep Observation and Emotional Realism https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/mark-ivan-cole-deep-observation-and-emotional-realism/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/mark-ivan-cole-deep-observation-and-emotional-realism/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:53:09 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31212 Join guest Mark Ivan Cole as he shares his wisdom and his works of forest, mountains, rocks, and water.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/mark-ivan-cole-deep-observation-and-emotional-realism/feed/ 34 Jane McGraw-Teubner – Plein Air Versus Studio Painting https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/07/jane-mcgraw-teubner-plein-air-versus-studio-painting/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/07/jane-mcgraw-teubner-plein-air-versus-studio-painting/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:46:49 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30752 Jane McGraw-Teubner is a master plein air artist. Here, she shares her process and tips for painting from life versus painting from a photo.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/07/jane-mcgraw-teubner-plein-air-versus-studio-painting/feed/ 17 IAPS 2024: Eight Exclusive Artist Interviews! https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/07/iaps-2024-eight-exclusive-artist-interviews/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/07/iaps-2024-eight-exclusive-artist-interviews/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:58:07 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30712 Join me as I chat with eight incredible pastel artists at the IAPS 2024 Convention.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/07/iaps-2024-eight-exclusive-artist-interviews/feed/ 6 Laura Mocnik – Intuitive Colour, Precise Draughtsmanship https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/06/laura-mocnik-intuitive-colour-precise-draughtsmanship/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/06/laura-mocnik-intuitive-colour-precise-draughtsmanship/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:44:54 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30529 Guest Laura Mocnik shares her process in creating her stunning figurative works. Although drawing is foundational, you’ll see that she uses a limited palette of colour intuitively

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/06/laura-mocnik-intuitive-colour-precise-draughtsmanship/feed/ 21 Michele Noiset – Exploring Visual Metaphors In Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/michele-noiset-exploring-visual-metaphors-in-pastel/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/michele-noiset-exploring-visual-metaphors-in-pastel/#comments Fri, 24 May 2024 17:21:48 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30358 Guest artist Michele Noiset works in the medium of pastel to create extraordinary images inspired by events and current issues

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/michele-noiset-exploring-visual-metaphors-in-pastel/feed/ 16 Julie Greig – The Feeling Of Being There https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/03/julie-greig-the-feeling-of-being-there/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/03/julie-greig-the-feeling-of-being-there/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:28:51 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=29782 New Zealand artist Julie Greig shares her pastel landscapes along with her process. She also takes us through her journey to becoming the artist she is today.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/03/julie-greig-the-feeling-of-being-there/feed/ 20 Allison Krajcik – Getting That Inner Glow https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/02/allison-krajcik-getting-that-inner-glow/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/02/allison-krajcik-getting-that-inner-glow/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:15:42 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=29583 Guest Allison Krajcik takes on a journey from watercolour to pastel in her search to capture the inner glow of flowers and seed pods.

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