Guest blogger https://www.howtopastel.com/category/guest-blogger/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Wed, 05 Jun 2024 23:17:00 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://www.howtopastel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-cropped-HowToPastel-logo-1-32x32.jpg Guest blogger https://www.howtopastel.com/category/guest-blogger/ 32 32 Michele Noiset – Exploring Visual Metaphors In Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/michele-noiset-exploring-visual-metaphors-in-pastel/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/michele-noiset-exploring-visual-metaphors-in-pastel/#comments Fri, 24 May 2024 17:21:48 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30358 Guest artist Michele Noiset works in the medium of pastel to create extraordinary images inspired by events and current issues

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/03/julie-greig-the-feeling-of-being-there/feed/ 20 Allison Krajcik – Getting That Inner Glow https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/02/allison-krajcik-getting-that-inner-glow/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/02/allison-krajcik-getting-that-inner-glow/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:15:42 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=29583 Guest Allison Krajcik takes on a journey from watercolour to pastel in her search to capture the inner glow of flowers and seed pods.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/01/philippine-pastel-artists/feed/ 6 Nicolette van Dam-Through the Looking Glass! https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/12/nicolette-van-dam-through-the-looking-glass/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/12/nicolette-van-dam-through-the-looking-glass/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:12:22 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=29142 During our recent 31-pastels-in-31-days Challenge, Nicolette van Dam charmed us all with her paintings based on the alphabet and the Alice in Wonderland books.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/12/nicolette-van-dam-through-the-looking-glass/feed/ 50 David Shkolny – Laser Focused In The Landscape https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/11/david-shkolny-laser-focused-in-the-landscape/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/11/david-shkolny-laser-focused-in-the-landscape/#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:36:38 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28874 From the importance of a balanced pressure in pastel strokes to the significance of unexpected textures, David Shkolny unveils how he captures the essence of the landscape

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/11/david-shkolny-laser-focused-in-the-landscape/feed/ 38 Andrew McDermott – How To Loosen Up https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/andrew-mcdermott-how-to-loosen-up/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/andrew-mcdermott-how-to-loosen-up/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:56:51 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28548 Guest Andrew McDermott shares tips for spontaneity, textures, and maintaining a loose painterly style, all while having fun with your artwork.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/andrew-mcdermott-how-to-loosen-up/feed/ 17 Judith Leeds – Capturing The Person Behind The Pose https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/08/judith-leeds-capturing-the-person-behind-the-pose/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/08/judith-leeds-capturing-the-person-behind-the-pose/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:25:27 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28121 Judith Kazdym Leeds’s journey from creating over 3,000 book covers to painting in pastels and oils.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/08/judith-leeds-capturing-the-person-behind-the-pose/feed/ 35 Christine Debrosky-Working Hand In Hand https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/05/christine-debrosky-working-hand-in-hand/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/05/christine-debrosky-working-hand-in-hand/#comments Fri, 26 May 2023 23:44:07 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=27605 Christine Debrosky shares her thoughts on how her plein air work influences and informs her studio work, and vice versa. 

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/05/christine-debrosky-working-hand-in-hand/feed/ 7 Tim Reilly – Creating Realistic Stone Textures https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/04/tim-reilly-creating-realistic-stone-textures/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/04/tim-reilly-creating-realistic-stone-textures/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2023 20:11:44 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=27388 Tim Reilly is a master at creating stone and concrete textures in soft pastel. In this guest post, he shares the secret of how he does it!

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