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pastel journal article is out

1/11/2020

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I am honored to be featured in the Jan/Feb issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Thank you Enid Wood for writing such a beautiful piece.
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monet master copy

11/23/2019

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Beautiful master copy of a Claude Monet by one of my painting students! Lots of layering and hard work went into this study!
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oil painting

11/23/2019

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Student's first still life in oil. Started with a bistre of raw umber. Then fully rendering the pitcher with a raw umber and white tonal scale. A simple limited color palette was used for the apple using cad. red, alizaron, cad. yellow and ultramarine. 
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Teen class

11/23/2019

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Check out these amazing pastel drawings from my teen drawing class! Pastel on black paper, students focused on tone and finding subtle color in the white feathers.
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color mixology class

11/23/2019

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Having a great time teaching through color mixology!
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Teen Drawing Class

10/18/2019

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My teen drawing class at Olive Tree in Fort Collins is learning all about tone, chiaroscuro and sfumato! Here are a couple of their drawings of a sphere and a ten step tone chart.
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PAstel on black paper

10/18/2019

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Great start to my student Marilyn's pastel drawing of a flamingo! She started off using Conte and CarbOthello pastel pencils to carefully map out basic color and texture and then started using Unison, Sennelier and Rembrandt pastels to add more saturated pigment and vibrancy. 
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watercolor class

10/18/2019

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Intermediate watercolor class working on ocean waves, learning how to successfully use masking fluid to preserve lights!
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pastel work in progress

10/8/2019

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Here is a great start to a new pastel portrait by student Jenny Gomez, a continuation of her new series "Disney Princess Pinups"...Love it!
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Drawing class

10/8/2019

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Finished charcoal still life from my intermediate drawing class!
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