Happy Accidents?
David Shkolny
15th June, 2021
9 Comments
Several years ago, 2012 to be precise, my pastel painting took a side road off the path I had been following for a long time.
Colourful Chronicles
Delve into our vast collection of guest blogs, and read about the intriguing methods that artists apply, while using Unison Colour pastels.
Portraiture and Unison Colour Soft Pastels
Jack Barnhill
8th June, 2021
10 Comments
My travels developed in me a love for the Human face in all its myriad colour and contours. People all over the world share a common humanity we seem to have forgotten. Merriment in a child’s eyes are the same in Iraq as Panama.
Locked Down and Dirty
Nigel Smith
4th June, 2021
10 Comments
One of the good things about lockdown this year has been reducing the commute between me and my Unison pastels.
Announcing the Unison Colour Pastel Academy
Unison Colour
1st June, 2021
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It’s with great pleasure that today we unveil our new Unison Colour Pastel Academy – a website dedicated to the learning of all things Pastel!
The Wheel of Fortune
Steve Hall
25th May, 2021
7 Comments
I have only come to pastel painting in the last two years, being a watercolour painter and teacher for almost a quarter of a century prior to that.
Entering the annual UK Pastel Society Exhibition
Judy Tate
18th May, 2021
15 Comments
I have been smitten with soft pastels for well over a decade now. It’s a form of addiction really – the immediacy and vibrancy being so hard to beat
Painting Pastel Miniatures
Alisa Semones
11th May, 2021
15 Comments
Have you ever wanted to sharpen your mark making skills or improve your ability to simplify a scene to get the best composition? Both of these important skills will improve if you start painting ATC’s or Artist Trading Cards.
5 Day Pastel Challenge with Cathy Pearce
Unison Colour
7th May, 2021
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Unison Colour is very excited to bring you the next 5 Day Pastel Challenge, with Associate Artist, Cathy Pearce.
What makes a successful painting?
Julie Freeman
4th May, 2021
8 Comments
I recently heard this question asked and it got me to thinking. How do we define our artwork as a success? Success can come in many forms, but really, you will determine what success means for you.
The Pastel is mightier than the Sword: Part 2 – Noise
Jane Frere
27th April, 2021
23 Comments
Now call me old fashioned, but with the radio on in the background, when I listened to a man boast about his ability to grab a woman by her genitalia on account of his celebrity status, going on to become the president of the United States, Orange 7 snapped into shards as my blood boiled.
The Pastel is mightier than the sword: Part 1
Jane Frere
20th April, 2021
12 Comments
I cannot say I am a pastel artist, but I am an artist who uses pastels. It didn’t start that way either. Much of my work is humanitarian using art as a means of protest, at least making a noise.
Achieving Colour Harmony for the Pastel Artist
Susan Klabak
13th April, 2021
22 Comments
As artists we have many choices to make, starting with the medium we choose. The pastel medium is unique in many ways, and each of you can tell your own story about why you have chosen it.