Category Archives: Pastels
Southwest pastels
These two pastels were several months back and I am just now getting around to posting on my blog. In creating both of these, I have decided that I really enjoy making the bright skies. This first one was out of … Continue reading
Pastel of ZZ – catching up from the past….
I can’t believe it’s been so long since I posted to my blog so here is one to catch up from the past. I started this pastel of ZZ in late 2011 and finished in Fall of 2012. I would … Continue reading
Cherry Blossoms
I finished this one a few weeks back and am just now getting around to posting. I finally splurged and bought myself a set of 200 Mungyo Gallery Extra Soft Pastels. When they arrived, in a beautiful wooden box, and … Continue reading
Kino Bay Sunset & Tree Silhouette in Pastel
During the month of March, I was blessed to have my Aunt Nell (an artist) visit. She is a very talented oil painting artist but she wanted to learn to do pastels so she asked me to show her. She … Continue reading
Quick Pastel Landscape
I did this quick pastel landscape on a 6″ x 9″ sheet (1/2 sheet) of Velour paper with soft pastels. I was showing my cousin how to do the sky. I added the mountains at the bottom and thought it … Continue reading
Bird of Paradise
Here’s a pastel that I did back in January…..it just took me a while to post it. This one was really fun. I did it with my Aunt, she did one and I did one, and we had a really good … Continue reading
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Here’s one of my recent pastels on black velvet pastel paper. I used soft pastel sticks (Rembrandt and a cheaper brand that I don’t remember) and Faber-Castell Pitt pastel pencils. For many of the stars and clusters, I used sandpaper and sanded some of … Continue reading
Desert Sunset on Velvet Pastel Paper
When I took drawing lessons in Houston, TX, my teacher had some velvet paper that we used for pastels. I have looked for YEARS for that paper and have tried many different pastel papers, each claiming to be the ideal … Continue reading
