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Still Life in Soft Pastel

Art Obsession | December 10th 2009 by Kari Tirrell

My friend Pat Meras (an extraordinarily talented pastel artist - check out her blog!) gave me a little white box lined with newspaper and filled with pears from her tree. I don't know whether Pat consciously tried to make this box of pears look so ap read more

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White Madonna & Child Niche, Aix-en-Provence

Grander Joy of Spirit in Portraiture | December 4th 2009 by Mona Diane Conner

two views of the 36" x 24" pastel-in-progress on Wallis paperExperimentation is an important aspect of being an artist. I've made a start on the white Madonna and Child on a pastel surface that is new to me, Wallis paper, and I'm struggling a bit to read more

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Cupcakes and More Cupcakes

Art Obsession | October 15th 2009 by Kari Tirrell

I didn’t get a chance to participate in the Different Strokes From Different Folks challenge for week 46-48 when everyone painted cupcakes. It looked like it would be a fun subject to paint, so when I had the time I took a crack at it.“Cupcakes†read more