Tag Archives: Albert Handell
Mixing It Up by Starting A Painting In Oils Instead of Pastels
I’m primarily a pastel painter, and I blog about that here. But not always. I’m also an oil painter. This summer, for a few weeks, I returned to my oil painting roots. Why (even temporarily) abandon my beloved pastel sticks? Because I’m an … Continue reading
Five Things To Do After Taking An Art Workshop
Taking a good fine art workshop gives an artist a buzz. Trouble is, like champagne bubbles rising in crystal, this creative energy dissipates way too soon. In the flick of a brush, an artist can find herself back doing the … Continue reading
Ten Tips to Make a Workshop Work for You, the Artist
Most of the sparse formal art training I’ve had has come from a handful of workshops. Workshops offer diverse, intense, accessible learning opportunities to artists of all levels. Note carefully that I just said, “offer” and “opportunities”. Like so many … Continue reading
Develop Brand Loyalty to Pastel Sticks
As a teenager, I was already such an independent soul, I wouldn’t have been caught dead with a designer tag showing on any outfit I wore. I still don’t give a rip what tag is sewn into my sweater. (I’m … Continue reading
Lawless Pastel Painting
We painterly types too often and too eagerly learn, or teach, shackled by the assumption that there’s a RIGHT WAY, and therefore, a WRONG WAY to do everything. Granted, if you’re disarming a bomb, flying a jet, or milking a … Continue reading
Outlaw Pastelist: On Coloring Outside the Lines 