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Oil Pastel Floral Painting & Video

At the risk of painting too many flowers (if that is possible), I again bring you some flowers in oil pastels on my favorite paper. I have a video with this one (BELOW), and also made some beautiful paper (Etsy & Patreon shops!). The creamy Mungyo and Paul Rubens pastels are great to use. I have used some colored pencils as well. The oil-based pencils work especially well with oil pastels. ... View the Post

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Florals in Acrylic on Strathmore Toned Tan Paper

Strathmore's Toned Tan paper can hold acrylic paint like a dream! Really, watercolors have been the only medium that I haven't had success with on this paper, due to being such a wet medium. Have you tried it? They make the perfect art journal size, and would look lovely as a framed piece once torn out. ... View the Post

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Oil Pastel Potted Plant

I wish I were a gardener. Sadly, my thumb tends to be very brown instead of green. I have to paint my flowers and plants. :) Oil pastels are a great medium to carry off the colors and textures of nature. I also created a paper design that includes this potted plant (see below). SHORT VIDEO HERE! ... View the Post

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Mirror, Mirror! Oil Pastel Painting

Using my Arteza black drawing paper, I painted this mirror in oil pastels. I was thinking that instead of painting a reflection, I would go in a Wonderland direction of a world through the looking glass. I mostly used Mungyo gallery oil pastels and some Paul Rubens. I love their reliable creaminess, still having the ability to layer. ... View the Post

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Oil Pastel White Flower Painting & Video

Sometimes, the simple things are the best things. This was a fun one to paint in oil pastels with loose strokes and the lovely white contrasted by the Strathmore toned tan paper. THIS VIDEO showcases three paintings in a sped-up format. ... View the Post

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Oil Pastel Storybook Bunny Lady

My aim was to paint a cute bunny lady like you would see in a children's story. Admittedly, she transformed a little through the process. Now I'm not sure if she is a bunny, a goat, or a fox. :) Such is art. Nevertheless, she was fun to paint! I used oil pastels and colored pencils. Painting fur can sometimes be tricky, but lightly touching the oil pastels to the paper gives a fur-like texture. ... View the Post