Art in the Pen 2021
Unison Colour will be attending Art In The Pen this weekend - The North's leading art and craft event held at Skipton Auction Mart on Sat 14th and Sun 15th August.
Soft Pastel Stories
Colourful Chronicles
Learn new techniques, hear artist's stories, and stay up to date on Soft Pastel News.
The Plan is Subject to Change
I am a planner (and not ashamed to admit it). While I may spend time sketching for fun, when beginning a new painting, I always have a plan.
Unison Colour 5 Day Pastel Challenge with Associate Artist Lynn Howarth
It’s with great pleasure that we bring you news on the next Unison Colour 5 Day Pastel Challenge!
Using Texture in the Support for your Pastel Art
A few months ago, I prepared some acid-free mount boards with a mixture of gesso marble dust and a small amount of water. I painted it on, purposely leaving painterly marks with the brush.
A Pink Letter Day!
So, like many other artists, I do get some scam emails, purporting to be interested buyers from overseas. It is a common problem. These scams are very clever and we need to be very alert to the issue.
Workshop: Yorkshire Dales in Pastels with Robert Dutton
Unison Colour have joined up with Shop Keep Arty & are sponsoring a Live workshop with one of our Associate Artist’s Robert Dutton! Robert will be showing you how to create a pastel painting using various techniques during the 2-3 hour live session on the 21st July at 3.30pm (UK). Using the reference photo below,…
Summer Giveaway
This month we're giving away 15 boxes of pastels in a free prize draw - 5 x 18 sets and 10 x 8 sets. For your chance to win one of the sets from our Starter, Landscape and Portrait range, click the link below. Terms and Conditions are at the end of this email. ENTRIES…
Sketch pads, Pause Buttons & Pastel Dust
How many times however do we see something and regret that we didn’t bring paper and pencil with us. Not all of us can be like Toulouse Lautrec who could doodle on the menu card at the Folies Bergere.
Out with the old and in with the new!
How many of you have had a soft pastel painting/s, which are framed and possibly have been in an exhibition and / or galleries over a period yet are returned unsold?
Free Live Workshop with Robert Dutton
Unison Colour have joined up with Shop Keep Arty and are sponsoring a FREE Live workshop with one of our Associate Artist’s Robert Dutton! Robert will be demonstrating different pastel techniques and textures during the free 1-hour live session on Tuesday 6th July at 2pm (UK). Using the reference photo below, Robert will demonstrate what…
Plein Air to Pastel Painting
As a pastel artist who loves to paint landscapes, sketching in my local nature reserve in North London is at the heart of my practice.
Goals to Success – Thinking ‘SMART’ as an approach to art
In the world around us today, for many, social media and the world of technology has changed how art is shared and experienced. This can be a blessing and a curse.
