
Pastels Like Paint: Expressive Seascape with Robert Dutton
Robert Dutton will be running a series of live webinars with 'The Artist' Magazine and Painters Online.
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Robert Dutton will be running a series of live webinars with 'The Artist' Magazine and Painters Online.

I recently challenged myself to create a saltmarsh beach painting using a more vibrant pallet. I had noticed that many pastel painters used an underpainting to create a finished piece that glowed with colour. So, I set off to achieve the same result.

Iceland is a unique and spiritual country bursting with inspiration for artists. I was lucky enough to travel there in December, 2021 and on my return I built a small body of work based on this fantastic experience

Inspiration can come from anywhere and at any time. But rarely does our source of inspiration provide us with perfection.

Unison Colour sponsored this year’s Pastel Expo in Australia and they’ve produced a wonderful video of the event.

How we use and hold our pastels will determine what amazing marks we will make. Eventually, with practice and discovery through play, this will create our style.

We have a new range of Colour Chart T-Shirts and the eagerly anticipated Unison Colour Apron!

We’re very excited to announce the forthcoming 5 Day Pastel Challenge: Take Me To The Beach with Julie Walsh, which will be held from Mon 7th – Fri 11th November.

So many of us are nervous when we start a new hobby or a new medium, it’s daunting when we are surrounded by fabulous art wherever we turn!

When I first picked up a pastel after years of aggressive pain medications, I quickly realised that all I really needed was my faculties back and a beautiful distraction.

One of the most common questions I get about painting is “How can I loosen up?”. A technique that I use quite often, especially in my mangrove series, is to use an older painting as the photo reference.

This is my first blog for Unison Colour as an Associate Artist and I’m very excited to be sharing some of my pastel painting techniques and inspiration behind my work with you!