I have been enjoying painting simple landscapes, and for this painting, I limited myself to a specific rose-like palette. I used Artecho oil pastels along with my Prismacolor colored pencils for detail work and sketching. The Canson Graduate toned paper works really well holding up the creamy pastels. I have a VIDEO at the bottom of the post. :) Challenging yourself to use a more limited palette can boost creativity. Sometimes, too many choices can feel overwhelming and defeat you before ... View the Post
Freshly Milled Crackers
Because of the need to follow an anti-inflammatory diet in our household, I have had to switch to exclusively freshly milled bread products, including breads, crackers, pastas, and muffins. Of course, this is healthy to do in any case, but I have been replacing things over the last few months. I have found Michal Grappe's website extremely helpful among others, and this cracker recipe was easy and delicious! The recipe uses coconut sugar and soft white wheat for a tender crumb. You could ... View the Post
Mermaid Tail Painting in Oil Pastels & VIDEO
This painting was a bit out of the norm for me, but I wanted to try the Sennelier silver oil pastel with fish scales, which led to a mermaid's tail. :) I used Canson Graduate mixed media toned paper that I taped with washi for clean edges at the finish. This paper works wonderfully with oil pastels! I also used my Prismacolor colored pencils for some detail work. The VIDEO is at the bottom of the post! ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Stone Cottage Painting & VIDEO
This peaceful painting on Strathmore toned tan paper is my ideal stone cottage surrounded by abundant florals. The peaceful, simple life is often what we want in a chaotic world. I have a mansion being prepared in Heaven by the best Creator ever known, but in the meantime, I'll have to settle for painting a quiet place. I mostly used Mungyo Gallery and Paul Rubens oil pastels. At their price point, they both deliver in color and creaminess! Some people like the city, but I am NOT one of ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Delicate Pink Florals
As winter presses on in bitter temperatures and lots of snow, these delicate pink florals are a reminder that spring is coming! I used a combination of Paul Rubens, Mungyo Gallery, and Artecho oil pastels. Each set had some amazing unique colors, and Artecho in particular, has some lovely light colors. I used my favorite Strathmore toned tan paper. I often use these painted motifs in my surface pattern design. By the way, there is a NEW paper collection on Etsy and in my Payhip store that ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Ice Skate Painting
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
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