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Pearls from artists* # 467

Udaipur, India *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. As students confronted with...

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Pearls from artists* # 474

“Madame Roulin and Her Baby,” 1888, Oil on canvas, Vincent Van Gogh, The Metropolitan Museum of Art *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom,...

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Pearls from artists* # 478

Julie Mehretu exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely...

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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Work in progress A: I’m still refining and adding details to “The Mentalist,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 26” x 20.” The frog especially needs more work. Comments are welcome!

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Q: What is your process? (Question from artamour)

Some of Barbara’s pastels A: For thirty-six years I have worked exclusively in soft pastel on sandpaper.  Pastel, which is pigment and a binder to hold it together, is as close to unadulterated color...

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Pearls from artists* # 534

Barbara’s Studio *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Today I am quoting myself: I...

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Q: Tell us about any other interests you may have besides your art practice....

Negombo, Sri Lanka A: Travel is arguably the best education there is.  My travels around the world, supplemented with lots of research once I return home, are an important part of my creative process....

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Q: Can you explain how you choose colors? (Question from Maria Cox via...

“Overlord,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 58” x 38” A: I am wild about color! As I work to create a pastel painting, I apply a color, back up from my easel to see how it interacts with and affects the...

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Pearls from artists* # 544

At work; Photo: Jennifer Cox *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Creativity is...

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Q: Many of the world’s cultures have a mask tradition. Is there something...

Bolivian Carnival Mask A: My subject matter emerges directly from my travels. I visited Bolivia in 2017. What I especially liked then – and now – about Bolivian Carnival masks, is that they include...

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Q: How do you get such fine detail with soft pastel? Do they make pencil-size...

“Sam and Bobo,”soft pastel on sandpaper, 36″ x 31”, 1989 A: After 37 years as a pastel artist, I have learned all sorts of techniques and can do whatever I want with it. I used regular Rembrandt white...

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