Bearded reedling in British police helmet, A4, pastel pencils on clairefontaine paintON

I am very curious what everyones answer would be on the differences between design and composition. I see the words used interchangeably in some postings and I'm […]

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From what I’ve read, oil pastels degrade over time much more rapidly than alot of other mediums. I’ve read that there is anywhere from a 40-140 year halflife on them. Does anyone have any information on long term methods of maintaining archival oil pastel works? Also, I’ve experimented alot with using both acrylic and varnish on oil pastels.. short term, (over about 15 years) they seem ...

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any one like me who loves to buy palettes I am an addict ,I even have a few I have never used .I cant help it I […]

Nice work Simon, it looks to me like you are ready to move past considering your work to be sketches! Here, I think the bird has more promise than the leaf. If you are working from reference photos, it may help for you to post them in order to receive more specific advice.

The artists studio is often a very personal space, and as such, much can be learned about an artist, by examining his or her inner surroundings. Artist […]

These two paintings are from an event that’s going on now in St Augustine, FL. The first is looking down one of the old historic streets. 11×14″ oil on linen panel The second is from a boat yard that borders Riberia Street. These old hulks are slowly being reclaimed by plants and the salt air. I was grabbed by the old orange boat with the white boat next to it. The white boat had such ...

Daler-Rowney System 3 is available at every craft store where I live, and since it's also inexpensive, I'm interested in knowing if anyone's tried it.