Revisiting an Old Friend. Painting What You Love

15 hours ago | Kem Studios

'Autumn Magic' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $165 After a month out of my comfort zone it was time to get back into the weeds! I had fun pushing myself to add figures...
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Have You Tried Derwent Inktense Sticks?

2 days ago | Kem Studios

'After the Storm' 11x14 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $175 We finished the Paint Along painting this week and here is the result of my demo! For this month we did a wet...
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Poppies for Memorial Day

5 days ago | Kem Studios

'Remembering' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $175 It is Memorial Day weekend. I will be painting poppies as I usually do. I am going to dedicate my paintings to the...
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Working with Pastel, Oil Paint and Cold Wax Medium-in One Painting!

6 days ago | Michael Chesley Johnson

Finished 12x14 pastel/oil/cold wax Back in the winter-back before the pandemic-our local art group embarked on a series of life drawing sessions. We managed to get just one...
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Ballerina Sketch - original figurative charcoal drawing

7 days ago | Hackberry Street Studio

I love dancers - whether ballet, tango, country - they are my favorites to draw and paint! This pensive little dancer was a dream to draw on one of my favorite papers...
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What's in Your Kit?

8 days ago | Gurney Journey

Charlie asks: What's in your kit? Everything I need for drawing or basic painting lives in a belt pouch which I bring everywhere. It's small enough to take everywhere and big...
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Coffee filter mandala

8 days ago | Alisa Burke

I love using recycled materials in my art and today I thought it would be fun to show you how I used recycled coffee filters in my art journal as a layer in my mandala...
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Choosing Paper Size to Fit the Subject

8 days ago | Kem Studios

'Looking for Lavender' 18.5 x 12 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $250.00 I have been doing a lot of armchair traveling these days. Reminiscing about past adventures and...
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New Video Demo: How Do I Know If I am Finished?

9 days ago | Kem Studios

'Endless Inspiration' 11x14 pastel ©Karen Margulis available in my Etsy shop $195 What a difference 10 years makes! In this video I pull out a painting that I THOUGHT was...
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The Importance of Being There

10 days ago | Kem Studios

'Poppies from the Heart'' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $175 Did you ever paint something that you just couldn't get right? I was so excited to paint from the beautiful...
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Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18

Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...

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