Using oil pastels on a black background can give new inspiration, and I love this bright palette! I used Strathmore black paper that is a great weight. It would be lovely for colored pencils, acrylic, and gouache as well! The Artecho brand of oil pastels has some lovely colors. I mostly used that set for this floral motif. I finished with metallic accents using Sennelier oil pastels. I love to turn these motifs into surface pattern designs that I use in paper crafting and interior design at ... View the Post
Kuretake Granulating Watercolors Set 2 & VIDEO
Kuretake has come out with a second set of granulating watercolors. The first set (find here) was so stunning that I was excited when I heard that they finally released a second set. :) I made a video painting with the first set. The have luscious, moody hues. The new set is fairly different, in that there is more of a color spectrum. The picture below shows the difference between the colors in the two sets. I am working in a watercolor (100% cotton) paper art journal that comes in a set of ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Pear Still Life Painting & VIDEO
I don't know what it is about artists and pears, but we sure like to paint them! I am using Mungyo Gallery oil pastels, a couple of my favorite Paul Rubens, and gold details with Sennelier. I love the feel of a simple table, green hues, and a few specks of color on the pear. Oil pastels work wonderfully in my Strathmore toned tan paper art journal. Sometimes, we just have to go back to the basics and remember why we love to paint. Check out the VIDEO at the bottom of the post! :) I ... View the Post
Landscape Oil Pastel Painting & VIDEO
I love the countryside, so painting a fun field with a house was the subject of this landscape painting. I rotate my sets of oil pastels, but today's supplies were mostly Mungyo Gallery oil pastels on Canson Graduate toned paper. Mungyo oil pastels were my first set of oil pastels. They are responsible for making the experience wonderful. Now, over a hundred paintings later, they continue to sit on my studio desk, always ready for action. They have a great balance between creaminess and ... View the Post
Oil Pastels & Jane Davenport Face Stencils with VIDEO
I have long been a fan of Jane Davenport products. I love her face to face stencils set that provides a great starting point for drawing. You can go a million directions with each face, so it is the perfect way to have fun in your sketchbook and maintain variety with limited supplies. I also love her book on faces! It is inspirational with great instructions. Her whimsical approach is inspiring. :) I have a video of my painting at the bottom of the post! For this painting, I used oil pastels ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Flowers in the Window Painting & VIDEO
I really love how this one turned out! I love pictures of old stone houses with flowers in a window box. These flowers are pouring out. :) I mostly used Paul Rubens oil pastels and Sennelier gold for accents. I have a video at the bottom of the post! This Canson Graduate XL mixed media paper in a creamy color is my second favorite paper to use with oil pastels. They blend really well on it. Of course, you can use other media too, but it is a more affordable price that some other pastel ... View the Post
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