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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“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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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...
View ArticleQ: 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!
View ArticleQ: 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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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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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....
View ArticleQ: 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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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...
View ArticleQ: 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...
View ArticleQ: 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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