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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.
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.
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.
This month we're giving away 3 boxes of pastels worth £299.97 each! Find out how you can win either a Starter, Landscape or Portrait 72 Set.
We as painters are always hoping for that next masterpiece. So, the question begs to be answered, “why paint plein air?”.
As a relatively young artist, I have found that there is an unspoken expectation to identify with one specific medium, one style, and one subject matter. Of course, people meander a little bit, but generally it feels like those that are more competent and ambitious find their artistic lane and stick in it.
As an artist, every big event is potentially siesmic on the emotions and what we produce and ordinarily the go to would be to put our feelings down on paper.
As a professional artist my work now focuses primarily on the landscape and in a very loose, free and expressive way with mixed media and pastel and is always evolving.
Associate Artist, Bethany Fields, will be hosting and Instagram Live, where she will demo using our Landscape 36 set.
I love being outside, especially on some rugged coastline or remote glen in the hills and more often than not I'm driven to put something of the experience down on paper.
Caitlin Heslop was awarded our Unison Colour Young Artist award at this year’s Pastel Society Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London.
Ever sit there and hope for something inspirational to show up right in front of you? Or have people asked you what inspired you to create a piece of artwork?
