Finding your Creative Place
I hope this finds you well during this unsettling and strange time. May 2020 is not how I envisaged…
Delve into our vast collection of guest blogs and read about the intriguing methods that artists apply while using Unison Colour pastels.
I hope this finds you well during this unsettling and strange time. May 2020 is not how I envisaged…
Inspiration is an exciting phenomenon because we never know when it will strike us. We can’t force it, we can’t just wait for it, but we can go many ways to stumble over it.
I guess there’s truth in the saying that doing art and buying art supplies are two kinds of hobbies (or passions). You can’t have one without the other, but also one can get carried away a little bit too much.
For the beginning pastellist the amazing array of available colours and tones can be both exciting and overwhelming.
RS Weinblatt has a quick tip for you during the coronavirus lockdown.
I started painting again back in about 2008. I say “again,” because I used to paint way back in 1972-74. Then I stopped. Why did I stop? Because I got married and well – life.
My name is Natalia Savostina and in this article we will talk on how to start your way in pastels and find out what colors you need for a good start.
About 18 months ago I was approached by the Friends of St Helena Church in Austerfield, Doncaster to produce a portrait of William Bradford (Pilgrim Father). This was to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower to Plymouth in the USA.
I know what you are all thinking – how can you choose just 10! It was a challenge, but here I have chosen 10(ish!) of my favourite Unison Colour pastels with a brief guide on how I use them.
Coming from years living on both coasts of Scotland you would think painting the sea would come as easy as breathing; nothing is further from the truth.
Up until four years ago I hadn’t picked up a paint brush or pencil since school. As a child I would draw and colour all the time and was in awe of nature.
Nigel Smith’s story begins as a child, but it’s not until his 40s, when spurred on by family members at a time dealing with grief and mental health problems, that he puts his art in to action.
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