How to take good pictures for Painting portrait and how to develop your skills to make better pictures and get better painting portraits? This post could perfectly be the second part of “How to make good photos for painting portrait? Reflexions on how to turn your photo into a painting. (part 1)“. 10 Ways to Take […]
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From photo to painting. That is the question. (Reflexions about to turn your photo into a painting.) Starting this post I had several questions in my mind; How to paint a portrait form a photo? All the pictures work for painting a portrait? Or a better one to start from the beginning… How to choose […]
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The “Red pen” I use…That big mystery! There are a lot of useful tools for drawing and painting, a lot of different and interesting drawing materials on the market and this post is about one of them. This is a post about the “Red pen” I use in my youtube Pastel portrait videos and in my […]
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A new Pastel portrait process video! A big size portrait. Almost an year and a half have passed since I posted my last youtube Instructional video… I know it is a long time… Specially for the fast and intensive virtual world out there… But even I haven´t stop painting I felt I must stop to […]
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The world of Pastel is fascinating, and a box of surprises. I was contacted by a person from Holland, Cora Hollema, art historian and curator, with some very interesting information. For a long time she has been researching and gathering information for the development of a book on Thérèse Schwartze (1851-1918) that has recently been […]
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I wanted to visit Paris for years. With luck, dreams become reality and those wishes that were so far away when I was younger, are now in reach. One must live Paris, breath it, feel it and walk it… How to describe a sensation or a smell, a moment, or a place that you have wanted to go […]
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Hola! Ya llegó! Es precioso! Lo hemos llevado ha enmarcar. Hemos seguido al pie de la letra sus consejos (muy acertados). Muy bueno el embalaje! Le ha gustado TODO a la persona que enmarcará. Le enviaré foto cuando ya esté enmarcado. No se imagina lo agradecidos qué le estamos! Gracias. Un abrazo! C. Peña, Málaga, España
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I can’t recommend enough! Brilliant work by a lovely and very talented artist. Safia Jackson, UK
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El retrato que pintaste ya ocupa un lugar privilegiado en nuestra casa. Es la admiración de todo el mundo y fue muy emotivo el momento de descubrirlo!! Ha quedado muy bonito el marco y la sala de enmarcación donde lo llevé me pidió tu dirección. Te envío foto de él. Muchas gracias por compartir tu […]
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The portrait could not be any more perfect! While the online photo is beautiful, the portrait is stunning in real life. The detail is amazing! And, the seller was very easy to work with and was happy to edit as needed. A mother knows her child better than anyone, and I can honestly say they […]
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