Preparing for the HowToPastel 31-Pastels-in-31-Days Annual Challenge: Your ultimate guide to success through the month of October. Join us!!
Gail shares her visit to the home of Unison Colour pastels in the UK. She’s in awe of the truly handmade nature of these pastels!
Painting in the Yorkshire Dales during my recent workshop came with unpredictable weather and stunning views! All part of the fun!
I’m not going to lie to you, staying the course of a 31-day challenge isn’t easy. But having done our 31-pastels-in-31-days Challenge for seven (!) years in a row, I now know that there’s a rhythm to it, a rhythm to the challenge. Let’s have a look at that rhythm and how it relates to
I’m sitting in a comfy chair and looking around at the beautiful surroundings, watching people I know and don’t know go by and I hear myself tell myself, “Gail, you are soooo lucky to be here, right now, in this place.” Which place you may ask? The IAPS 2022 Convention at the Hotel Albuquerque in New
What’s your biggest struggle when it comes to art-making? Perhaps it’s understanding composition – what it is, why it’s important, and how to use it to improve your painting. Certainly, composition is one of the topics I get asked about most frequently. So when I was given the book entitled, Landscape Painting and Composition: An
I don’t know about you but I’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the crises we are currently facing in the world – the COVID-19 pandemic and the more recent revelation (again!) of racism, in this instance against black people, as seen in the context of police brutality. We’ve all been appalled by the dispassionate killing of
Okay, I know you were expecting a guest blog post but life has a way of turning things upside down when you least expect it! Suddenly, we had to postpone the post but not to worry, it will appear later this year. Yay!! In the meantime, it was a bit of a scramble to ‘figure’
I am deeply grateful to have participated in a Richard McKinley workshop on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada. Richard McKinley, Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist and Hall of Fame Honoree, is renowned for his ability to teach. “He’s a great teacher” is the most common phrase I hear about this gentle, talented, and entertaining
October is Challenge month at HowToPastel. In the 31 days available this month, participants attempt to pastel every single day (posting in the HowToPastel Facebook group). One of the things I decided to do during the challenge was to work in a series. There are some subjects I’ve yearned to paint and the Challenge is
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