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John Russell – Portrait of George de Ligne Gregory

Gail Sibley — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:00:30 +0000

When a pastel painting takes my breath away, I want to share it! Let’s look at the details of this portrait by English artist John Russell

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Learn From The Masters At The Utah Museum Of Fine Arts

Gail Sibley — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 01:12:52 +0000

I’m just home from Salt Lake City, Utah. Cam, my sweetie was taking a workshop there and I went along for the ride having never been there. One of my favourite things to do when visiting a new city is to check out the local art galleries, particularly the public institutions. I’m always inspired and […]

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Eric Kennington – Three Portraits For Remembrance Day

Gail Sibley — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:43:31 +0000

I had decided it was time for another ‘Close Look” blog. A number of possibilities came to mind but as I began preparing, I realized it was almost Remembrance Day. So it made sense to choose work related in some way to war. I began to recall pastel portraits I’d seen somewhere along the way, […]

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Edgar Degas – Ballet Rehearsal Onstage x 2!

Gail Sibley — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 23:30:43 +0000

While researching another project, I came across two paintings by Edgar Degas – one in oil, one in pastel – on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s website. I was so taken by these pieces that I had to bring them to you! They have slightly different titles but are basically the same painting of a […]

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“Les Confidences” By Edmond-François Aman-Jean – A Close Look

Gail Sibley — Fri, 31 May 2019 22:49:53 +0000

Sometimes you come across a painting that keeps you looking beyond a cursory – oh-that’s-wonderful thought. I especially love when the deeper looking involves a painting (and artist) previously unknown to me. This is true of today’s close look blog post. Check out Les Confidences by Edmond-Francois Aman-Jean (b. 13 January 1858, Chevry-Cossigny, France – d. […]

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Lesser-Known Female Artist Marie-Geneviève Navarre

Gail Sibley — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 05:45:29 +0000

It’s time for my monthly round-up of pastels but I decided to do something a little bit different this time. I was looking through a little book I have called Women Artists put out by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Funnily enough, on the same day this book came to my attention […]

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Édouard Manet’s Pastel Painting – “George Moore” – Audacious And Enduring

Gail Sibley — Wed, 31 May 2017 22:31:47 +0000

There’s a pastel painting I’ve always loved – it’s Édouard Manet’s “George Moore”. I was reminded of it today when, searching my book shelf for something else, I came across a book, Édouard Manet Pastels by John Rewald published in 1947. This book is particularly special to me as it first belonged to my grandfather […]

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Florence Rodway – Little Known Today Yet Successful Portraitist In Her Time

Gail Sibley — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 06:10:41 +0000

Tasmania, that island off the south east of Australia that many of us have heard of but really know nothing about including the fact that it produced painter Florence Rodway (1881-1971). I think Papeeta was the first piece I saw by Florence Rodway and I was stunned by how beautiful, textured, and contemporary it looked. […]

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Frank Reaugh – Pastel Communion With The Southwest

Gail Sibley — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 20:09:15 +0000

I don’t know about you but I get intense pleasure when I discover a new-to-me artist from the past who used pastels. A few months ago it was Thérèse Schwartze (enjoy the blog written by Cora Hollema by clicking here). Today it’s the Texan artist Frank Reaugh (1860-1945; pronounced “Ray”). This artist became known for […]

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Joan Eardley And Her Pastel Landscapes

Gail Sibley — Wed, 18 May 2016 22:48:42 +0000

Okay, tell me straight, have you heard of Joan Eardley (1921-1963)? I was introduced to this artist’s work in 2012 and have been an ardent admirer ever since. Whether or not you know her work, I’m delighted to introduce Joan Eardley and her pastel landscapes. Although born in England, Joan Eardley is considered a Scottish painter. Her […]

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