It's arctic here! Here are some ice skates painted on Strathmore toned tan paper with oil pastels and a charcoal pencil. The step-by-step photos are below. I was going to color in the background, then got going on some other things, so please ignore the weird blob of color at the bottom. :) I have a couple of new journal paper digital collections HERE and HERE. They were a lot of fun to design, and I incorporated a lot of my art in various places. ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Chubby Bird Painting on Toned Paper
I do love painting birds. They have such a beautiful variety of colors and shapes. I tend toward the chubby ones. :) I painted this little guy on Strathmore toned tan paper. I first sketched the basic shape, then blocked in the colors with oil pastels. I smoothed out the pastels, then added more detail on top (see pictures below). I also have a short video at the bottom of the post. I like the blue and ochre palette, as it is calming and classic. These few step-by-step photos show a bit of ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Sepia Landscape Painting & VIDEO
The challenge for this painting was to keep myself to a simple, sepia-like palette with just flecks of coral. It is a bit clunky, but overall I love how it turned out. It's a bit moody, like a forgotten barn in an abandoned field. I used Canson mixed media paper and mostly Mungyo Gallery oil pastels with a few Paul Rubens and Artecho. Each set of oil pastels has some amazing colors to offer unique from the others, so it is nice to have multiple sets. :) Choose a limited color palette and ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Cubism Castle & VIDEO
Cuisbm is not an art style that I usually am inspired by, but it seemed like a fun challenge to paint a castle in a "light Cubism" style. I mostly used Artecho oil pastels along with some Paul Rubens oil pastels on a pad of Canson Graduate XL paper in a creamy color. I taped the sides with washi for a clen edge finish. Check out the video at the bottom of the post! Cubism came alive in the early 20th century. You might know a man named Pablo Picasso. His art is not my thing, but the Cubism ... View the Post
Bright Floral Oil Pastel Painting & VIDEO
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
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