{"id":23780,"date":"2022-10-03T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T22:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/?page_id=23780"},"modified":"2023-10-18T13:36:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T20:36:18","slug":"htp-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/htp-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"HTP_Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23780\" class=\"elementor elementor-23780\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55be6e51 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55be6e51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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Colour pastels on UART paper, 9 x 12 in\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gail-Sibley-One-Pump-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-9-x-12-in.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gail-Sibley-One-Pump-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-9-x-12-in-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gail-Sibley-One-Pump-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-9-x-12-in-768x622.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/05\/that-nostalgic-feeling-the-one-pump-in-winnaleah-tasmania\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThat Nostalgic Feeling &#8211; The One Pump In Winnaleah, Tasmania\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 3 May 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The view across the road had such a nostalgic feeling that I had to paint it. Here\u2019s the progression of the pastel painting.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a26dd2 elementor-grid-2 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-mobile-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"8a26dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-30079 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-workshops tag-art-retreat tag-destination-workshop tag-en-plein-air tag-painting-holiday-workshop tag-student-work tag-travelling\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/04\/inspired-by-my-students-at-tasmania-art-retreat\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gail-Abandoned-for-Lunch.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30047\" alt=\"Gail Sibley, &quot;Abandoned for Lunch,&quot; Unison Colour pastels on UART 400 paper, approx 5 x 7 in.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gail-Abandoned-for-Lunch.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gail-Abandoned-for-Lunch-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gail-Abandoned-for-Lunch-768x565.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/04\/inspired-by-my-students-at-tasmania-art-retreat\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInspired By My Students At Tasmania Art Retreat\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 26 April 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Being inspired by my students and their art-making is one of the reasons I love to teach. Seeing their breakthroughs is such a reward! Here, I showcase some of their work.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29837 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-detailed-look tag-close-up-view-2 tag-portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/a-portrait-by-laura-anning-bell-in-tate-britain\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FEATURE-Laura-Anning-Bell-Miss-Annie-Horniman-c.-1910_-pastel-on-paper-50.2-x-40-cm-Tate-Britain-Detail-Feature-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29905\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FEATURE-Laura-Anning-Bell-Miss-Annie-Horniman-c.-1910_-pastel-on-paper-50.2-x-40-cm-Tate-Britain-Detail-Feature-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FEATURE-Laura-Anning-Bell-Miss-Annie-Horniman-c.-1910_-pastel-on-paper-50.2-x-40-cm-Tate-Britain-Detail-Feature-1-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/a-portrait-by-laura-anning-bell-in-tate-britain\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Portrait by Laura Anning Bell in Tate Britain\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 29 March 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We dive deep into the details of this portrait by artist Laura Anning Bell. Located in Tate Britain, it\u2019s believed to be a depiction of Annie Horniman, a pioneer of the repertory theatre.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797cf13 elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"797cf13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29782 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-creative-process tag-guest-blogger tag-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/julie-greig-the-feeling-of-being-there\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-Staying-Afloat-FEATURE.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29736\" alt=\"Julie Grieg - The Feeling Of Being There - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-Staying-Afloat-FEATURE.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-Staying-Afloat-FEATURE-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-Staying-Afloat-FEATURE-768x542.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/julie-greig-the-feeling-of-being-there\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJulie Greig &#8211; The Feeling Of Being There\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 22 March 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>New Zealand artist Julie Greig shares her pastel landscapes along with her process. She also takes us through her journey to becoming the artist she is today. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25e59d elementor-grid-2 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-mobile-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c25e59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29718 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-studio-musings tag-artist-life tag-creative-process\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/warm-up-with-a-blind-contour-drawing\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"1090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29698\" alt=\"blind contour drawing - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature-768x866.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/warm-up-with-a-blind-contour-drawing\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWarm Up With A Blind Contour Drawing\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 15 March 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A blind contour drawing can help get you into the art-making zone. Take time to slow down, look, then really see!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29636 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-workshops tag-creative-process tag-travelling tag-workshop\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/my-new-zealand-art-workshop-teaching-experience\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Feature-Image-group-photo.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29637\" alt=\"New Zealand pastel workshop - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Feature-Image-group-photo.jpeg 994w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Feature-Image-group-photo-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Feature-Image-group-photo-768x514.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/my-new-zealand-art-workshop-teaching-experience\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMy New Zealand Art Workshop Teaching Experience!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSaturday, 2 March 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A recap of my New Zealand pastel workshop Feb 2024<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29583 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-artist-life tag-creative-process tag-floral tag-guest-blogger\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/02\/allison-krajcik-getting-that-inner-glow\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Krajcik-Pastel-16-Silk-and-Seed-use-as-feature-imag.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29567\" alt=\"Krajcik-Pastel, Silk and Seed - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Krajcik-Pastel-16-Silk-and-Seed-use-as-feature-imag.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Krajcik-Pastel-16-Silk-and-Seed-use-as-feature-imag-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Krajcik-Pastel-16-Silk-and-Seed-use-as-feature-imag-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Krajcik-Pastel-16-Silk-and-Seed-use-as-feature-imag-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/02\/allison-krajcik-getting-that-inner-glow\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAllison Krajcik &#8211; Getting That Inner Glow\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 23 February 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Guest Allison Krajcik takes on a journey from watercolour to pastel in her search to capture the inner glow of flowers and seed pods.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29547 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-creative-process tag-gailss-work tag-thumbnails tag-unison-colour-pastels\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/02\/from-thumbnail-to-underpainting\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HTP-feature-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29520\" alt=\"from thumbnail to underpainting - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HTP-feature-image.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HTP-feature-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HTP-feature-image-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/02\/from-thumbnail-to-underpainting\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFrom Thumbnail To Underpainting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 9 February 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How do you go from thumbnail to underpainting? Gail gives examples of a thumbnail with a corresponding underpainting along with the final pastel.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77d66f9\" data-id=\"77d66f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a355bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a355bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Artists<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaf013 elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-right elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"4eaf013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-en-plein-air tag-guest-blogger tag-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/02\/bill-cone-on-returning-to-the-same-location\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5.-same-as-Feature-copy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24875\" alt=\"Bill Cone pastel. This painting and the one below were painted a few years after my earlier ones. They were painted one after another, in the late afternoon.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5.-same-as-Feature-copy.png 500w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5.-same-as-Feature-copy-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/02\/bill-cone-on-returning-to-the-same-location\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBill Cone &#8211; On Returning To The Same Location\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 17 February 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24761 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-guest-blogger tag-still-life\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/01\/fiona-carvell-the-physicality-of-still-life\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fiona-Carvell-WILD-ABANDON-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24778\" alt=\"Fiona Carvell, Wild Abandon, 2021, Unison Colour Pastels on UART paper, 18 x 18 inches. Available. Exhibited with The Pastel Society UK 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fiona-Carvell-WILD-ABANDON-copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fiona-Carvell-WILD-ABANDON-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fiona-Carvell-WILD-ABANDON-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fiona-Carvell-WILD-ABANDON-copy-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fiona-Carvell-WILD-ABANDON-copy-624x626.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/01\/fiona-carvell-the-physicality-of-still-life\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFiona Carvell &#8211; The Physicality Of Still Life\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 27 January 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24529 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-abstraction tag-florals tag-guest-blogger tag-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2022\/10\/karen-margulis-journey-into-abstraction\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Feature-image-copy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24533\" alt=\"Karen Margulis, Wonderland, 2022, pastel on LuxArchival, 12x12 in - detail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Feature-image-copy.png 700w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Feature-image-copy-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Feature-image-copy-624x407.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2022\/10\/karen-margulis-journey-into-abstraction\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKaren Margulis &#8211; Journey Into Abstraction\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 21 October 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-23512 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-guest-blogger tag-still-life\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2022\/09\/olga-abramova-moments-of-quiet-contemplation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Olga-Abramova-Summer-Shadows-2021-pastel-90-x-90-cm-detail-copy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23647\" alt=\"Olga Abramova, &quot;Summer Shadows,&quot; 2021, pastel, 90 x 90 cm - detail.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Olga-Abramova-Summer-Shadows-2021-pastel-90-x-90-cm-detail-copy.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Olga-Abramova-Summer-Shadows-2021-pastel-90-x-90-cm-detail-copy-300x254.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2022\/09\/olga-abramova-moments-of-quiet-contemplation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOlga Abramova &#8211; Moments of Quiet Contemplation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 23 September 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22769 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-creative-process tag-guest-blogger tag-illustration\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2022\/08\/on-illustrating-a-childrens-book-with-jory-mason\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Final-book-cover-copy-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22777\" alt=\"Detail of Final book cover for &quot;Brotherly Love.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Final-book-cover-copy-2.png 393w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Final-book-cover-copy-2-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2022\/08\/on-illustrating-a-childrens-book-with-jory-mason\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOn Illustrating A Children&#8217;s Book With Jory Mason\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 26 August 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22519 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-abstracted-work tag-creative-process tag-guest-blogger\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2022\/07\/mark-price-imagination-is-your-most-important-tool\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mark-Price-Winters-Call-no-size-FEATURE.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22551\" alt=\"Mark Price, Winter&#039;s Call, no size - FEATURE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mark-Price-Winters-Call-no-size-FEATURE.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mark-Price-Winters-Call-no-size-FEATURE-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mark-Price-Winters-Call-no-size-FEATURE-768x538.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mark-Price-Winters-Call-no-size-FEATURE-624x437.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2022\/07\/mark-price-imagination-is-your-most-important-tool\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMark Price &#8211; Imagination Is Your Most Important Tool!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 22 July 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e39f165 animated-slow elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e39f165\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-012c281\" data-id=\"012c281\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1b90f elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"9f1b90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29718 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-studio-musings tag-artist-life tag-creative-process\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/warm-up-with-a-blind-contour-drawing\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"1090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29698\" alt=\"blind contour drawing - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature-768x866.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/warm-up-with-a-blind-contour-drawing\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWarm Up With A Blind Contour Drawing\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 15 March 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A blind contour drawing can help get you into the art-making zone. Take time to slow down, look, then really see!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29636 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-workshops tag-creative-process tag-travelling tag-workshop\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/my-new-zealand-art-workshop-teaching-experience\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Feature-Image-group-photo.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29637\" alt=\"New Zealand pastel workshop - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Feature-Image-group-photo.jpeg 994w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Feature-Image-group-photo-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Feature-Image-group-photo-768x514.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/my-new-zealand-art-workshop-teaching-experience\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMy New Zealand Art Workshop Teaching Experience!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSaturday, 2 March 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A recap of my New Zealand pastel workshop Feb 2024<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29583 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-artist-life tag-creative-process tag-floral tag-guest-blogger\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/02\/allison-krajcik-getting-that-inner-glow\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Krajcik-Pastel-16-Silk-and-Seed-use-as-feature-imag.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29567\" alt=\"Krajcik-Pastel, Silk and Seed - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Krajcik-Pastel-16-Silk-and-Seed-use-as-feature-imag.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Krajcik-Pastel-16-Silk-and-Seed-use-as-feature-imag-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Krajcik-Pastel-16-Silk-and-Seed-use-as-feature-imag-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Krajcik-Pastel-16-Silk-and-Seed-use-as-feature-imag-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/02\/allison-krajcik-getting-that-inner-glow\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAllison Krajcik &#8211; Getting That Inner Glow\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 23 February 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Guest Allison Krajcik takes on a journey from watercolour to pastel in her search to capture the inner glow of flowers and seed pods.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66d25df\" data-id=\"66d25df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f0727 elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c1f0727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-30165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-en-plein-air tag-gails-work\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/05\/that-nostalgic-feeling-the-one-pump-in-winnaleah-tasmania\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gail-Sibley-One-Pump-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-9-x-12-in.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30144\" alt=\"Gail Sibley, One Pump, Unison Colour pastels on UART paper, 9 x 12 in\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gail-Sibley-One-Pump-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-9-x-12-in.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gail-Sibley-One-Pump-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-9-x-12-in-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gail-Sibley-One-Pump-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-9-x-12-in-768x622.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/05\/that-nostalgic-feeling-the-one-pump-in-winnaleah-tasmania\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThat Nostalgic Feeling &#8211; The One Pump In Winnaleah, Tasmania\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aefd3f elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"5aefd3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-30165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-en-plein-air tag-gails-work\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 3 May 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In Tasmania to teach a 10-day Art Retreat, I had a couple of days on my own. The view across the road had such a nostalgic feeling that I had to paint it. Here\u2019s the progression of the pastel painting.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516d525 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"516d525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#0c0d0e;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider 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class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/04\/inspired-by-my-students-at-tasmania-art-retreat\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInspired By My Students At Tasmania Art Retreat\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 26 April 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Being inspired by my students and their art-making is one of the reasons I love to teach. Seeing their breakthroughs is such a reward! Here, I showcase some of their work.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29837 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-detailed-look tag-close-up-view-2 tag-portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/a-portrait-by-laura-anning-bell-in-tate-britain\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FEATURE-Laura-Anning-Bell-Miss-Annie-Horniman-c.-1910_-pastel-on-paper-50.2-x-40-cm-Tate-Britain-Detail-Feature-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29905\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FEATURE-Laura-Anning-Bell-Miss-Annie-Horniman-c.-1910_-pastel-on-paper-50.2-x-40-cm-Tate-Britain-Detail-Feature-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FEATURE-Laura-Anning-Bell-Miss-Annie-Horniman-c.-1910_-pastel-on-paper-50.2-x-40-cm-Tate-Britain-Detail-Feature-1-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/a-portrait-by-laura-anning-bell-in-tate-britain\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Portrait by Laura Anning Bell in Tate Britain\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 29 March 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We dive deep into the details of this portrait by artist Laura Anning Bell. Located in Tate Britain, it\u2019s believed to be a depiction of Annie Horniman, a pioneer of the repertory theatre.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29782 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-creative-process tag-guest-blogger tag-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/julie-greig-the-feeling-of-being-there\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-Staying-Afloat-FEATURE.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29736\" alt=\"Julie Grieg - The Feeling Of Being There - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-Staying-Afloat-FEATURE.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-Staying-Afloat-FEATURE-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-Staying-Afloat-FEATURE-768x542.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/julie-greig-the-feeling-of-being-there\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJulie Greig &#8211; The Feeling Of Being There\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 22 March 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>New Zealand artist Julie Greig shares her pastel landscapes along with her process. She also takes us through her journey to becoming the artist she is today. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efff91a elementor-search-form--skin-classic elementor-search-form--button-type-icon elementor-search-form--icon-search elementor-widget elementor-widget-search-form\" data-id=\"efff91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"search-form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<search role=\"search\">\n\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\" method=\"get\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-search-form__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"elementor-screen-only\" for=\"elementor-search-form-efff91a\">Search<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"elementor-search-form-efff91a\" placeholder=\"Search here for something\" class=\"elementor-search-form__input\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" value=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-search-form__submit\" type=\"submit\" aria-label=\"Search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-font-icon-svg-container\"><svg class=\"fa fa-search e-font-icon-svg e-fas-search\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M505 442.7L405.3 343c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7H372c27.6-35.3 44-79.7 44-128C416 93.1 322.9 0 208 0S0 93.1 0 208s93.1 208 208 208c48.3 0 92.7-16.4 128-44v16.3c0 6.4 2.5 12.5 7 17l99.7 99.7c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l28.3-28.3c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6.1-34zM208 336c-70.7 0-128-57.2-128-128 0-70.7 57.2-128 128-128 70.7 0 128 57.2 128 128 0 70.7-57.2 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Search<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/search>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b5efd0\" data-id=\"0b5efd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84e5c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f84e5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Artists<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ad88e elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-right elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"87ad88e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11949 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-abstracted-work tag-guest-blogger\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2020\/04\/debora-stewart-floral-abstractions\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DeboraStewart-DaylilyGarden-54.61x74.295-COVER.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11969\" alt=\"Debora Stewart, &quot;Daylily Garden,&quot; 2019, pastel on Rives BFK paper with ground, 22x30 inches. I worked from a previously completed drawing of daylilies from my yard.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DeboraStewart-DaylilyGarden-54.61x74.295-COVER.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DeboraStewart-DaylilyGarden-54.61x74.295-COVER-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DeboraStewart-DaylilyGarden-54.61x74.295-COVER-640x473.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DeboraStewart-DaylilyGarden-54.61x74.295-COVER-624x461.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2020\/04\/debora-stewart-floral-abstractions\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDebora Stewart  &#8211; Floral Abstractions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 24 April 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-9436 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-en-plein-air\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2018\/08\/felicity-house\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Verandah-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9486\" alt=\"Felicity House, &quot;Almuna Terrace - Andalusia, Spain,&quot; 2012, various soft pastels on Art Spectrum, 9 x 12 in. Sold. A fast pastel at the end of a teaching week.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Verandah-copy.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Verandah-copy-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Verandah-copy-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Verandah-copy-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Verandah-copy-640x490.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Verandah-copy-624x478.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2018\/08\/felicity-house\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFelicity House &#8211; A Spillage From Head, Hand, And Heart\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tWednesday, 22 August 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8100 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-guest-blogger\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/12\/wade-zahares-winter-wonderland\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/15.WZ_.ShortestDay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8101\" alt=\"Wade Zahares, The Shortest Day, 2008, Schmincke pastel on Wallis, 24 x 30 inches. City skies on snowy nights always amused me with the strange colors that light up the night.\u00a0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/15.WZ_.ShortestDay.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/15.WZ_.ShortestDay-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/15.WZ_.ShortestDay-624x359.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/12\/wade-zahares-winter-wonderland\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWade Zahares &#8211; Whimsy, Colour, And A Winter Wonderland!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tTuesday, 19 December 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5703 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-life-drawing\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/10\/duane-wakeham-drawing-male-nude\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1417\" height=\"1058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/23.-David-Sleeping-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5803\" alt=\"Duane Wakeham, &quot;David Sleeping,&quot; pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes, 12 x 16 in\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/23.-David-Sleeping-copy.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/23.-David-Sleeping-copy-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/23.-David-Sleeping-copy-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/23.-David-Sleeping-copy-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/23.-David-Sleeping-copy-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/10\/duane-wakeham-drawing-male-nude\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDuane Wakeham &#8211; Drawing The Male Nude\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tTuesday, 18 October 2016\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-151 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-blogger category-video\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2013\/12\/doug-dawson\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDoug Dawson, one of my favourite pastel artists, offers a great tip\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSunday, 8 December 2013\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-12275 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-figurative-painting tag-guest-blogger tag-portraiture\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2020\/08\/corey-pitkin-portraiture-in-the-time-of-covid\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Corey-Pitkin-Hodgepodge-2019-Great-American-pastels-on-UArt-dark-400-18x24-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12302\" alt=\"Corey Pitkin, &quot;Hodgepodge,&quot; 2019, Great American pastels on UART dark 400, 18x24in\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Corey-Pitkin-Hodgepodge-2019-Great-American-pastels-on-UArt-dark-400-18x24-copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Corey-Pitkin-Hodgepodge-2019-Great-American-pastels-on-UArt-dark-400-18x24-copy-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Corey-Pitkin-Hodgepodge-2019-Great-American-pastels-on-UArt-dark-400-18x24-copy-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Corey-Pitkin-Hodgepodge-2019-Great-American-pastels-on-UArt-dark-400-18x24-copy-640x474.jpg 640w, 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has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-creative-process tag-gailss-work tag-thumbnails tag-unison-colour-pastels\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/02\/from-thumbnail-to-underpainting\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HTP-feature-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29520\" alt=\"from thumbnail to underpainting - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HTP-feature-image.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HTP-feature-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HTP-feature-image-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29547 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-creative-process tag-gailss-work tag-thumbnails tag-unison-colour-pastels\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 9 February 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How do you go from thumbnail to underpainting? Gail gives examples of a thumbnail with a corresponding underpainting along with the final pastel.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad3e00 elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-posts--thumbnail-left elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"fad3e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29368 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-studio-musings tag-gails-work tag-selling-art tag-the-artist-life\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/02\/you-just-never-know-who-will-buy-your-painting\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1168\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-cyclist.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29372\" alt=\"The cyclist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-cyclist.png 1168w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-cyclist-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-cyclist-1024x793.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-cyclist-768x595.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1168px) 100vw, 1168px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/02\/you-just-never-know-who-will-buy-your-painting\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tYou Just Never Know Who Will Buy Your Painting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 2 February 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>You just never know when a painting of yours will find its home! Gail shares a story of how a chance encounter led to a connection. And a sale.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29319 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-studio-musings tag-creative-process tag-gails-work\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/01\/29-days-29-paintings-the-daily-painting-challenge\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HTP-feature-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29347\" alt=\"29 Days, 29 Paintings -The Daily Painting Challenge - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HTP-feature-image.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HTP-feature-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HTP-feature-image-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HTP-feature-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HTP-feature-image-1536x865.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/01\/29-days-29-paintings-the-daily-painting-challenge\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t29 Days, 29 Paintings -The Daily Painting Challenge\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 26 January 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This February (it has 29 days!) let\u2019s jump into a Daily Painting Challenge. It\u2019s a great way to kickstart the New Year!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29263 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-creative-process tag-en-plein-air tag-gails-work tag-landscape tag-thumbnails\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/01\/creating-thumbnails-en-plein-air-my-mexico-paintings\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Feature-image.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29269\" alt=\"Creating thumbnails en plein air - thumbnails and painting of washing machine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Feature-image.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Feature-image-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/01\/creating-thumbnails-en-plein-air-my-mexico-paintings\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCreating Thumbnails En Plein Air (My Mexico Paintings)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 19 January 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Gail shares why she can\u2019t live without these tiny companions even when racing the clock on location. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29213 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-studio-musings tag-creative-process tag-en-plein-air tag-gails-work tag-landscape tag-uart-paper tag-unison-colour-pastels\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/01\/create-momentum-by-starting-my-mexico-experience\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Feature-image-Gail-setting-up-to-paint-in-La-Manzanilla.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29215\" alt=\"Create momentum - Gail setting up to paint in La Manzanilla\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Feature-image-Gail-setting-up-to-paint-in-La-Manzanilla.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Feature-image-Gail-setting-up-to-paint-in-La-Manzanilla-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/01\/create-momentum-by-starting-my-mexico-experience\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCreate Momentum By Starting (My Mexico Experience!)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 12 January 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The best way to jumpstart your art practice is to create momentum. Gail shares how she learnt this lesson on a trip to La Manzanilla, Mexico<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29174 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-guest tag-guest-blogger tag-iaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/01\/philippine-pastel-artists\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HTP-feature-image.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29176\" alt=\"logo of Philippine Pastel Artists\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HTP-feature-image.png 500w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HTP-feature-image-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/01\/philippine-pastel-artists\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPhilippine Pastel Artists &#8211; Recipient Of An IAPS 2023 Global Society Grant\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 5 January 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Philippine Pastel Artists was one of the recipients of the IAPS 2023 Global Society Grants. Let\u2019s find out more about them!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29166 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-studio-musings tag-gails-work tag-guest-blogger tag-poem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/12\/the-hidden-beauty-in-the-mundane\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Gail-Sibley-The-Red-Bowl-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-size-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29169\" alt=\"Hidden beauty: Gail Sibley, &quot;The Red Bowl,&quot; Unison Colour pastels on UART paper, plein air painting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Gail-Sibley-The-Red-Bowl-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-size-copy.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Gail-Sibley-The-Red-Bowl-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-size-copy-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Gail-Sibley-The-Red-Bowl-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-size-copy-897x1024.jpg 897w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Gail-Sibley-The-Red-Bowl-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-paper-size-copy-768x876.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/12\/the-hidden-beauty-in-the-mundane\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Hidden Beauty In The Mundane\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 22 December 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>As I was reminded recently by a dear friend, as artists, we possess a unique gift\u2014the ability to perceive the extraordinary<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29142 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-31in31 tag-creative-process tag-guest-blogger\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/12\/nicolette-van-dam-through-the-looking-glass\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nicolette-van-Dam-V.-Violets-22-October-2023-Schmincke-pastels-on-Canson-Mi-Teintes-Touch-6-x-12-in.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29135\" alt=\"Nicolette van Dam, V. Violets, 22 October 2023, Schmincke pastels on Canson Mi-Teintes Touch, 6 x 12 in.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nicolette-van-Dam-V.-Violets-22-October-2023-Schmincke-pastels-on-Canson-Mi-Teintes-Touch-6-x-12-in.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nicolette-van-Dam-V.-Violets-22-October-2023-Schmincke-pastels-on-Canson-Mi-Teintes-Touch-6-x-12-in-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nicolette-van-Dam-V.-Violets-22-October-2023-Schmincke-pastels-on-Canson-Mi-Teintes-Touch-6-x-12-in-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nicolette-van-Dam-V.-Violets-22-October-2023-Schmincke-pastels-on-Canson-Mi-Teintes-Touch-6-x-12-in-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/12\/nicolette-van-dam-through-the-looking-glass\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNicolette van Dam-Through the Looking Glass!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 8 December 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p> During our recent 31-pastels-in-31-days Challenge, Nicolette van Dam charmed us all with her paintings based on the alphabet and the Alice in Wonderland books.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29078 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mindset category-the-business-of-art tag-business tag-selling-art\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/12\/your-art-has-value-6-points-to-consider\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Your-Art-Has-Value-blog-feature-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29087\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Your-Art-Has-Value-blog-feature-image.jpg 2240w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Your-Art-Has-Value-blog-feature-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Your-Art-Has-Value-blog-feature-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Your-Art-Has-Value-blog-feature-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Your-Art-Has-Value-blog-feature-image-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Your-Art-Has-Value-blog-feature-image-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/12\/your-art-has-value-6-points-to-consider\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tYour Art Has Value! 6 Points To Consider\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 1 December 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Time to brush off those money taboos. Join me as we redefine the relationship between art and the currency it deserves.  <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29027 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-creative-process tag-figures tag-gails-work tag-gallery-goers tag-landscape tag-unison-colour-pastels\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/11\/paint-the-big-shapes-first\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gail-Sibley-Tuscan-View-with-Vineyard-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-320-6-x-6-in.-First-layer-copy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29037\" alt=\"Big shapes - Gail Sibley, \u201cTuscan View with Vineyard,\u201d Unison Colour pastels on UART 320, 6 x 6 in. First layer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gail-Sibley-Tuscan-View-with-Vineyard-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-320-6-x-6-in.-First-layer-copy.png 425w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gail-Sibley-Tuscan-View-with-Vineyard-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-320-6-x-6-in.-First-layer-copy-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/11\/paint-the-big-shapes-first\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPaint The BIG Shapes First\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 24 November 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Painting the big shapes first establishes the composition and value pattern. Big shapes give your work an underlying strength. Let\u2019s look at five examples!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9dda41\" data-id=\"f9dda41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a5715 elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"67a5715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28874 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-en-plein-air tag-guest-blogger tag-landscape tag-painting-process\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/11\/david-shkolny-laser-focused-in-the-landscape\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ascent.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28858\" alt=\"David Shkolny, Ascent, 2018, Unison Colour and Terry Ludwig on Wallis Belgian Mist paper, 9 x 12. Sold. - feature image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ascent.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ascent-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ascent-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/11\/david-shkolny-laser-focused-in-the-landscape\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDavid Shkolny &#8211; Laser Focused In The Landscape\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 17 November 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>From the importance of a balanced pressure in pastel strokes to the significance of unexpected textures, David Shkolny unveils how he captures the essence of the landscape<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28819 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-studio-musings tag-31in31 tag-creative-process tag-gails-work\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/11\/letting-go-of-the-outcome\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feature-image-collage-of-many-of-my-31in31-pieces.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28821\" alt=\"Letting go of the outcome - a selection of Gail Sibley&#039;s 31in31 work!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feature-image-collage-of-many-of-my-31in31-pieces.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feature-image-collage-of-many-of-my-31in31-pieces-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feature-image-collage-of-many-of-my-31in31-pieces-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feature-image-collage-of-many-of-my-31in31-pieces-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feature-image-collage-of-many-of-my-31in31-pieces-1536x865.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/11\/letting-go-of-the-outcome\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLetting Go Of The Outcome\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 10 November 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Letting go of the outcome of a painting can free you up to take risks. Basically, this mindset gives you creative freedom! Ruminations following the month of 31-pastels-in-31-days Challenge.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28726 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-bit-of-art-history tag-art-history tag-close-up-view tag-portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/10\/john-russell-portrait-of-george-de-ligne-gregory\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/John-Russell-Portrait-of-George-de-Ligne-Gregory-1793-pastel-on-paper-laid-on-canvas-75.9-x-63.2-cm-29-78-x-24-78-in-J.Paul-Getty-Museum-Los-Angeles-USA-copy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28728\" alt=\"John Russell, Portrait of George de Ligne Gregory, 1793, pastel on paper, laid on canvas, 75.9 x 63.2 cm 29 7\/8 x 24 7\/8 in, J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/John-Russell-Portrait-of-George-de-Ligne-Gregory-1793-pastel-on-paper-laid-on-canvas-75.9-x-63.2-cm-29-78-x-24-78-in-J.Paul-Getty-Museum-Los-Angeles-USA-copy.png 500w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/John-Russell-Portrait-of-George-de-Ligne-Gregory-1793-pastel-on-paper-laid-on-canvas-75.9-x-63.2-cm-29-78-x-24-78-in-J.Paul-Getty-Museum-Los-Angeles-USA-copy-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/10\/john-russell-portrait-of-george-de-ligne-gregory\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJohn Russell &#8211; Portrait of George de Ligne Gregory\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 27 October 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When a pastel painting takes my breath away, I want to share it! Let\u2019s look at the details of this portrait by English artist John Russell<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28548 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-creative-process tag-guest-blogger tag-landscape tag-night-painting tag-painting-process tag-step-by-step tag-urban-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/10\/andrew-mcdermott-how-to-loosen-up\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andrew-McDermott-Warm-Lights-on-a-Cool-Evening-2023-pastel-on-UART-Dark-10-12-x-11-inches.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28552\" alt=\"Andrew McDermott, &quot;Warm Lights on a Cool Evening,&quot; 2023, pastel on UART Dark, 10 1\/2 x 11 inches\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andrew-McDermott-Warm-Lights-on-a-Cool-Evening-2023-pastel-on-UART-Dark-10-12-x-11-inches.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andrew-McDermott-Warm-Lights-on-a-Cool-Evening-2023-pastel-on-UART-Dark-10-12-x-11-inches-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andrew-McDermott-Warm-Lights-on-a-Cool-Evening-2023-pastel-on-UART-Dark-10-12-x-11-inches-1024x952.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andrew-McDermott-Warm-Lights-on-a-Cool-Evening-2023-pastel-on-UART-Dark-10-12-x-11-inches-768x714.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/10\/andrew-mcdermott-how-to-loosen-up\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAndrew McDermott &#8211; How To Loosen Up\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 13 October 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Guest Andrew McDermott shares tips for spontaneity, textures, and maintaining a loose painterly style, all while having fun with your artwork.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28525 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-studio-musings tag-an-artists-life tag-gails-work\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/10\/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Gail-Sibley-The-Nile-in-Greens-and-Blues-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-500-6-x-8-in.-300-copy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28527\" alt=\"Grateful - Gail Sibley, The Nile in Greens and Blues, Unison Colour pastels on UART 500, 6 x 8 in.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Gail-Sibley-The-Nile-in-Greens-and-Blues-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-500-6-x-8-in.-300-copy.png 500w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Gail-Sibley-The-Nile-in-Greens-and-Blues-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-500-6-x-8-in.-300-copy-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/10\/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t17 Reasons I\u2019m Grateful To Be An Artist!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 6 October 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Discover the many reasons Gail Sibley is profoundly grateful to be an artist at this time of Canadian Thanksgiving<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-926a9c2 animated-slow elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"926a9c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec4c2b7\" data-id=\"ec4c2b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a94a20 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top load-more-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"6a94a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;load_more_on_click&quot;,&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;load_more_spinner&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-spinner&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28461 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mindset category-other-stuff tag-31in31 tag-gails-work\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/09\/preparing-for-the-challenge-31in31\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Feature-image-for-Preparing-for-the-Challenge-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28467\" alt=\"Feature-image-for-Preparing-for-the-Challenge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Feature-image-for-Preparing-for-the-Challenge-copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Feature-image-for-Preparing-for-the-Challenge-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Feature-image-for-Preparing-for-the-Challenge-copy-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/09\/preparing-for-the-challenge-31in31\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPreparing For The Challenge: 31in31 Fast Approaches!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 29 September 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Preparing for the HowToPastel 31-Pastels-in-31-Days Annual Challenge: Your ultimate guide to success through the month of October. Join us!!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28424 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-colour tag-creative-colour tag-gails-work tag-self-portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/09\/unconventional-colours-my-self-portrait-in-quirky-hues\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gail-Sibley-Happy-Me-With-Green22-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-320-6-x-6-in-lightened-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28436\" alt=\"Unconventional colours: Gail Sibley, \u201cHappy Me With Green,&quot; Unison Colour pastels on UART 320, 6 x 6 in. Done in about 45 mins. This was a painting I did for one of our October 31-pastels-in-31-days Challenge so time was limited!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gail-Sibley-Happy-Me-With-Green22-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-320-6-x-6-in-lightened-copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gail-Sibley-Happy-Me-With-Green22-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-320-6-x-6-in-lightened-copy-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gail-Sibley-Happy-Me-With-Green22-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-320-6-x-6-in-lightened-copy-768x788.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/09\/unconventional-colours-my-self-portrait-in-quirky-hues\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUnconventional Colours: My Self-Portrait in Quirky Hues\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 22 September 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dive into the fun of seeing my self-portrait come to life with unconventional colours. Restriction can be so beneficial!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28381 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-colour tag-colour-temperature\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/09\/understanding-colour-temperature\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Experimenting-results-FEature-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Experimenting-results-FEature-image.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Experimenting-results-FEature-image-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/09\/understanding-colour-temperature\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUnderstanding Colour Temperature\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 8 September 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Uncover the magic and mysteries of colour temperature. Let\u2019s look at why it\u2019s so important to understand this aspect of colour! <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28325 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-creative-process tag-gails-work\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/09\/working-in-a-series\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gail-Sibley-Scissors-4-Dressed-in-Yellow-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-800-6-x-10-in-copy-FEATURE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28331\" alt=\"Working in a series: Gail Sibley, &quot;Scissors 4 - Dressed in Yellow,&quot; Unison Colour pastels on UART 800, 6 x 10 in\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gail-Sibley-Scissors-4-Dressed-in-Yellow-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-800-6-x-10-in-copy-FEATURE.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gail-Sibley-Scissors-4-Dressed-in-Yellow-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-800-6-x-10-in-copy-FEATURE-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gail-Sibley-Scissors-4-Dressed-in-Yellow-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-800-6-x-10-in-copy-FEATURE-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gail-Sibley-Scissors-4-Dressed-in-Yellow-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-800-6-x-10-in-copy-FEATURE-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gail-Sibley-Scissors-4-Dressed-in-Yellow-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-800-6-x-10-in-copy-FEATURE-1536x941.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/09\/working-in-a-series\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWorking in a Series &#8211; Unlocking Creative Potential for Artistic Growth\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 1 September 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s delve into the creative potential and transformative possibilities that come from working in a series!!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28295 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mindset category-studio-musings tag-creative-process tag-figurative tag-gails-work tag-mindset tag-salt-spring-island\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/08\/paint-what-you-love-and-ignore-the-naysayers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gail-Sibley-Vesuvius-Beach-Ladies-Club-1-pastel-11-x-18-in.-Sold.-copy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28296\" alt=\"Paint what you love: Gail Sibley, &quot;Vesuvius Beach Ladies Club #1, pastel on Wallis paper, 11 x 18 in. Sold.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gail-Sibley-Vesuvius-Beach-Ladies-Club-1-pastel-11-x-18-in.-Sold.-copy.png 600w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gail-Sibley-Vesuvius-Beach-Ladies-Club-1-pastel-11-x-18-in.-Sold.-copy-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/08\/paint-what-you-love-and-ignore-the-naysayers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPaint What You Love (And Ignore The NaySayers!)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 25 August 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How the story behind The Vesuvius Ladies collection of paintings proves the importance of this idea!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28223 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-detailed-look tag-art-history tag-close-up-view tag-edgar-degas tag-figurative\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/08\/seeing-art-in-the-real-vs-online-does-it-matter\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Edgar-Degas-Woman-at-Her-Toilet-c.1894-charcoal-and-pastel-on-paper-95.6-x-109.9-cm-Tate-Britain-London-England.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28225\" alt=\"Seeing art in the real-Edgar Degas, &quot;Woman at Her Toilet,&quot; c.1894, charcoal and pastel on paper, 95.6 x 109.9 cm, Tate Britain, London, England - as I saw it\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Edgar-Degas-Woman-at-Her-Toilet-c.1894-charcoal-and-pastel-on-paper-95.6-x-109.9-cm-Tate-Britain-London-England.png 500w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Edgar-Degas-Woman-at-Her-Toilet-c.1894-charcoal-and-pastel-on-paper-95.6-x-109.9-cm-Tate-Britain-London-England-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/08\/seeing-art-in-the-real-vs-online-does-it-matter\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSeeing Art In The Real vs Online &#8211; Does It Matter?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 18 August 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Gail shows you the difference 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I believe, that art is a journey that we can all take, and that being creative is something that is healthy and possible for anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7836c148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7836c148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the How to Pastel Blog I let my love and the enjoyment I receive from teaching about pastels inspire and encourage others to explore the art form. 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class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5883 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-bit-of-art-history tag-art-history\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/11\/florence-rodway-little-known-yet-successful-portraitist\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Florence-Aline-Rodway-George-Whiting-1913-pastel-on-paper-63.5-x-49-cm-State-Library-of-New-South-Wales-Sydney-Australia.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5907\" alt=\"Florence Rodway, &quot;George Whiting,&quot; 1913, pastel on paper, 63.5 x 49 cm, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Florence-Aline-Rodway-George-Whiting-1913-pastel-on-paper-63.5-x-49-cm-State-Library-of-New-South-Wales-Sydney-Australia.png 472w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Florence-Aline-Rodway-George-Whiting-1913-pastel-on-paper-63.5-x-49-cm-State-Library-of-New-South-Wales-Sydney-Australia-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Florence-Aline-Rodway-George-Whiting-1913-pastel-on-paper-63.5-x-49-cm-State-Library-of-New-South-Wales-Sydney-Australia-300x385.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/11\/florence-rodway-little-known-yet-successful-portraitist\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFlorence Rodway &#8211; Little Known Today Yet Successful Portraitist In Her Time\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tThursday, 3 November 2016\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6963 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-bit-of-art-history category-a-detailed-look\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/05\/edouard-manets-george-moore\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Eyes.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6972\" alt=\"\u00c9douard Manet, &quot;George Moore,&quot; 1879, pastel on canvas, 21 3\/4 x 13 7\/8 (55.2 x 35.2 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA - detail. Oh. My. Gosh. The eyes!! You could write a whole blog post about just this! you can see Manet looking, seeing, and making his strokes. Much of the canvas is left bare and that&#039;s the cool playing off the warm pastels of creams and yellows. The eyes are there but with so little to describe them. And look at that reddish line for the eye on the left - that says something with so little about Moore&#039;s state don&#039;t you think?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Eyes.png 613w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Eyes-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/05\/edouard-manets-george-moore\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\u00c9douard Manet&#8217;s Pastel Painting &#8211; &#8220;George Moore&#8221; &#8211; Audacious And Enduring\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tWednesday, 31 May 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-10444 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-bit-of-art-history category-a-detailed-look\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2019\/03\/female-artist-marie-genevieve-navarre\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"861\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Marie-Genevi\u00e8ve-Navarre-Portrait-of-a-Young-Woman-1774-pastel-on-paper-24-x-19-34-in-copy-9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10469\" alt=\"Female Artist: Marie-Genevi\u00e8ve Navarre, &quot;Portrait of a Young Woman,&quot; 1774, pastel on paper, 24 x 19 3\/4 in, National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), Washington, DC - detail.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Marie-Genevi\u00e8ve-Navarre-Portrait-of-a-Young-Woman-1774-pastel-on-paper-24-x-19-34-in-copy-9.jpg 861w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Marie-Genevi\u00e8ve-Navarre-Portrait-of-a-Young-Woman-1774-pastel-on-paper-24-x-19-34-in-copy-9-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Marie-Genevi\u00e8ve-Navarre-Portrait-of-a-Young-Woman-1774-pastel-on-paper-24-x-19-34-in-copy-9-768x215.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Marie-Genevi\u00e8ve-Navarre-Portrait-of-a-Young-Woman-1774-pastel-on-paper-24-x-19-34-in-copy-9-640x179.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Marie-Genevi\u00e8ve-Navarre-Portrait-of-a-Young-Woman-1774-pastel-on-paper-24-x-19-34-in-copy-9-624x175.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2019\/03\/female-artist-marie-genevieve-navarre\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLesser-Known Female Artist Marie-Genevi\u00e8ve Navarre\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tThursday, 7 March 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c8b632\" data-id=\"9c8b632\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8510a elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--align-center elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-2 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"ed8510a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/08\/frank-reaugh-pastel-communion-with-southwest\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2712\" height=\"1104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Reaugh-The-O-Roundup-Texas-18881894-pastel-on-paper-mounted-on-canvas-18-58-x-43-78-in-Panhandle-Plains-Historical-Museum-Frank-Reaugh-Estate-Collection-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5369\" alt=\"Frank Reaugh, &quot;The O Roundup, Texas, 1888,&quot; 1894, pastel on paper mounted on canvas, 18 5\/8 x 43 7\/8 in, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Frank Reaugh Estate Collection.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Reaugh-The-O-Roundup-Texas-18881894-pastel-on-paper-mounted-on-canvas-18-58-x-43-78-in-Panhandle-Plains-Historical-Museum-Frank-Reaugh-Estate-Collection-copy.jpg 2712w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Reaugh-The-O-Roundup-Texas-18881894-pastel-on-paper-mounted-on-canvas-18-58-x-43-78-in-Panhandle-Plains-Historical-Museum-Frank-Reaugh-Estate-Collection-copy-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Reaugh-The-O-Roundup-Texas-18881894-pastel-on-paper-mounted-on-canvas-18-58-x-43-78-in-Panhandle-Plains-Historical-Museum-Frank-Reaugh-Estate-Collection-copy-1024x417.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Reaugh-The-O-Roundup-Texas-18881894-pastel-on-paper-mounted-on-canvas-18-58-x-43-78-in-Panhandle-Plains-Historical-Museum-Frank-Reaugh-Estate-Collection-copy-624x254.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2712px) 100vw, 2712px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/08\/frank-reaugh-pastel-communion-with-southwest\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFrank Reaugh &#8211; Pastel Communion With The Southwest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tWednesday, 31 August 2016\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11127 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-bit-of-art-history category-a-detailed-look tag-ballet-painting tag-edgar-degas tag-figurative-painting\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2019\/09\/edgar-degas-ballet-rehearsal-onstage-oil-and-pastel\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Degas-paintings-ballet-rehearsal-onstage-copy-Feature-and-MadMimi.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11128\" alt=\"Edgar Degas - two paintings of ballet rehearsal onstage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Degas-paintings-ballet-rehearsal-onstage-copy-Feature-and-MadMimi.png 800w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Degas-paintings-ballet-rehearsal-onstage-copy-Feature-and-MadMimi-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Degas-paintings-ballet-rehearsal-onstage-copy-Feature-and-MadMimi-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Degas-paintings-ballet-rehearsal-onstage-copy-Feature-and-MadMimi-640x234.png 640w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Degas-paintings-ballet-rehearsal-onstage-copy-Feature-and-MadMimi-624x228.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2019\/09\/edgar-degas-ballet-rehearsal-onstage-oil-and-pastel\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEdgar Degas &#8211; Ballet Rehearsal Onstage x 2!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 6 September 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b2586f elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b2586f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e4230f\" 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class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/09\/10-reasons-painting-holiday-workshop\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Collage-of-student-work-with-dominance-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7720\" alt=\"Painting Holiday workshop: Student work on the theme of dominance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Collage-of-student-work-with-dominance-copy.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Collage-of-student-work-with-dominance-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Collage-of-student-work-with-dominance-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Collage-of-student-work-with-dominance-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Collage-of-student-work-with-dominance-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Collage-of-student-work-with-dominance-copy-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/09\/10-reasons-painting-holiday-workshop\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t10 Reasons To Go On A Painting Holiday Workshop\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tWednesday, 27 September 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29718 post 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https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4938-copy-Feature-768x866.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/03\/warm-up-with-a-blind-contour-drawing\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWarm Up With A Blind Contour Drawing\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 15 March 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27892 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-studio-musings tag-en-plein-air tag-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2023\/06\/painting-on-location-stop-avoiding-it\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Thumbnail-for-22Purple-Evening22-Feature-image.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Thumbnail-for-22Purple-Evening22-Feature-image-300x268.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2022\/11\/a-sketchbook-of-thumbnails\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Sketchbook Of Thumbnails\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 25 November 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-89d36a9 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89d36a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28f75aa\" data-id=\"28f75aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e217988 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e217988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tVideos\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540a513 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-3 elementor-grid-4 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"540a513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IAPS-2019-Artist-interviews-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2019\/08\/artist-interviews-2019-iaps-convention\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tArtist Interviews From The 2019 IAPS Convention\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 16 August 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-156 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-the-business-of-art category-video\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2013\/07\/jamie-markle-on-how-to-get-published-dont-we-all-want-to-know\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJamie Markle on how to get published (don&#8217;t we all want to know??)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tTuesday, 23 July 2013\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6867 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-materials category-video tag-beginner tag-limited-palette tag-mount-vision-pastels tag-pastel-artists-canada tag-sennelier tag-unison-pastels\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/05\/choosing-first-soft-pastels\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/For-blog-featured-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6881\" alt=\"Choosing Your First Soft Pastels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/For-blog-featured-image.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/For-blog-featured-image-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/For-blog-featured-image-300x328.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/05\/choosing-first-soft-pastels\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tChoosing Your First Soft Pastels\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tWednesday, 10 May 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-541 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-tutorials category-video\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2013\/12\/painting-metal-my-newest-pastel-video\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPainting metal &#8211; my newest pastel video!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSunday, 1 December 2013\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-921d060 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"921d060\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55eed14\" data-id=\"55eed14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f2a1e elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31f2a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tMindset\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8262a5c elementor-grid-4 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-mobile-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"8262a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img_9029-624x399.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/08\/paint-like-no-ones-watching\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPaint Like No One&#8217;s Watching (Or Cares About What You Are Doing)&#8230;. In Zagreb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tWednesday, 30 August 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-10949 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mindset tag-gails-work tag-landscape tag-painting-process tag-pastel-demo-2 tag-workshop\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2019\/08\/focus-on-process-not-outcome\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Demo-copy-UART-400-7-x-6-in-copy-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11007\" alt=\"Shows a detail of a demo painting I did\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Demo-copy-UART-400-7-x-6-in-copy-1.jpg 879w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Demo-copy-UART-400-7-x-6-in-copy-1-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Demo-copy-UART-400-7-x-6-in-copy-1-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Demo-copy-UART-400-7-x-6-in-copy-1-640x277.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Demo-copy-UART-400-7-x-6-in-copy-1-624x270.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2019\/08\/focus-on-process-not-outcome\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFocus On Process Not Outcome\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 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Gail Sibley, &quot;The Plug,&quot; Unison pastels on UArt 400, 3 1\/4 x 6 in. Finished after a few tweaks.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/readusted-ring-final-copy.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/readusted-ring-final-copy-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/readusted-ring-final-copy-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/readusted-ring-final-copy-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/readusted-ring-final-copy-624x323.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/11\/no-time-to-paint-plug-20-minutes\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNo Time To Paint? No Excuse! Painting A Plug In 20 Minutes\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tTuesday, 22 November 2016\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7929 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tutorials tag-31-in-31 tag-gails-work tag-starter-set tag-travelling tag-unison-colour-pastels\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/11\/small-box-of-pastels-unison-for-carryon\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3025\" height=\"2406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FullSizeRender.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7931\" alt=\"small box of pastels: Here&#039;s everything I took with me in my carry-on suitcase.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FullSizeRender.jpg 3025w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FullSizeRender-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FullSizeRender-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FullSizeRender-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FullSizeRender-624x496.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3025px) 100vw, 3025px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/11\/small-box-of-pastels-unison-for-carryon\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Small Box Of Pastels &#8211; Perfect For Travelling With Carry-on Only!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tWednesday, 15 November 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ad380b elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ad380b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdc6fe1\" data-id=\"bdc6fe1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0037016 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0037016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tFeatured Artists\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443f0df elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-3 elementor-grid-4 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"443f0df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5113 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger category-the-business-of-art\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/07\/lisa-ober-artists-life-through-lens-of-painting-process\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/8Portrait-of-Young-Girl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5131\" alt=\"&quot;Even after decades I find portrait painting a challenge. Getting a facial expression just right is a real task! Everything must work together well in order to get a likeness. Working and re-working many areas seems to be the frustrating norm, but with perseverance there is a big reward. You have a taste of the steps I follow and teach in workshops. These steps apply regardless of what I am painting.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/8Portrait-of-Young-Girl.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/8Portrait-of-Young-Girl-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/8Portrait-of-Young-Girl-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/8Portrait-of-Young-Girl-300x421.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/8Portrait-of-Young-Girl-624x875.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/07\/lisa-ober-artists-life-through-lens-of-painting-process\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLisa Ober &#8211; An Artist&#8217;s Life Seen Through The lens Of The Painting Process\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tTuesday, 19 July 2016\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11492 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger tag-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2019\/11\/liz-haywood-sullivan-cloud-chaser\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/07.29-Winter-Blow.slide_.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11517\" alt=\"Liz Haywood-Sullivan, Winter Blow, 2007, 24x36, pastel on UART 500 sanded paper. Sold.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/07.29-Winter-Blow.slide_.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/07.29-Winter-Blow.slide_-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/07.29-Winter-Blow.slide_-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/07.29-Winter-Blow.slide_-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/07.29-Winter-Blow.slide_-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/07.29-Winter-Blow.slide_-624x416.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2019\/11\/liz-haywood-sullivan-cloud-chaser\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLiz Haywood-Sullivan &#8211; Be A Cloud Chaser!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFriday, 22 November 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4078 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/01\/rita-kirkman-its-not-about-the-animals\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Counting-Sheep.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4094\" alt=\"Rita Kirkman, &quot;Counting Sheep,&quot; 2015, pastel, 32 x 32 in - sold\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Counting-Sheep.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Counting-Sheep-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Counting-Sheep-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Counting-Sheep-300x303.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Counting-Sheep-624x629.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2016\/01\/rita-kirkman-its-not-about-the-animals\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRita Kirkman Has This To Say- It&#8217;s Not About The Animals!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSunday, 17 January 2016\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7325 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-blogger\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/07\/jeanne-rosier-smith\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1863\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/On-the-Edge-16x20-copy-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7366\" alt=\"Jeanne Rosier Smith, &quot;On the Edge,&quot; detail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/On-the-Edge-16x20-copy-1.jpg 1863w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/On-the-Edge-16x20-copy-1-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/On-the-Edge-16x20-copy-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/On-the-Edge-16x20-copy-1-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/On-the-Edge-16x20-copy-1-624x343.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1863px) 100vw, 1863px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/07\/jeanne-rosier-smith\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJeanne Rosier Smith On Finding Her Artistic Voice\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tTuesday, 18 July 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb05e51 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb05e51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdec248\" data-id=\"cdec248\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8a311 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8d8a311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tMonthly Picks From the 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class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8033 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pastel-artists\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/12\/novembers-singular-pastels-inspiration\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1936\" height=\"1936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_3044.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8082\" alt=\"November&#039;s Singular pastels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_3044.jpg 1936w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_3044-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_3044-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_3044-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_3044-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_3044-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1936px) 100vw, 1936px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/12\/novembers-singular-pastels-inspiration\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNovember&#8217;s Singular Pastels &#8211; Inspiration For Uninspired Days\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tWednesday, 6 December 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3828 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pastel-artists\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2015\/12\/novembers-nifty-pastels\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/R-Cameron-Hampton-Old-Hands-and-Tired-Feet-pastel-12-x-15-in.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3855\" alt=\"November&#039;s Nifty Pastels: Cameron Hampton, &quot;Old Hands and Tired Feet,&quot; pastel, 12 x 15 in\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/R-Cameron-Hampton-Old-Hands-and-Tired-Feet-pastel-12-x-15-in.png 549w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/R-Cameron-Hampton-Old-Hands-and-Tired-Feet-pastel-12-x-15-in-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2015\/12\/novembers-nifty-pastels\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNovember&#8217;s Nifty Pastels\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tThursday, 3 December 2015\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7755 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pastel-artists\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2017\/10\/septembers-splendid-pastels\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1936\" height=\"1936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1145.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7775\" alt=\"September&#039;s Splendid Pastels: 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