The 18thCentury as a Mirror Although pastel is a technique saw a formidable rise in popularity during the 18thcentury, to the pointed situating itself as an equal in comparison to other techniques, it never managed to fully conquer its legitimacy versus oil painting. Its intrinsic fragility and the fact that it is used as a […]
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Pastel painting exhibition; “Touching the color, The renewal of Pastel” (1)
I have been waiting for an exhibition like this since.…always! It was a great opportunity to be able to see all these amazing pastel paintings beautifully arranged, all together in one single place. The “Casa Garriga Nogues”, in Barcelona. A selection of dozens of different works; Original pieces from artists of the last 2 centuries, […]
Continue readingPastel Portrait process of a very charismatic girl
This is a Pastel portrait I ´m very happy with! The girl is really beautiful in a graceful way and because of that, it was quite difficult and delicate to capture her well… I´ve enjoyed making her portrait and fortunately, I have several pictures taken during the process. I´ve worked this painting on Canson Mi […]
Continue readingPastel portrait of a Little girl, my art in the making
There are not exact answers on how to paint a face, or how to draw a realistic portrait. We all have different stiles, favorite art materials, techniques and no one has “the formula”, but it is always interesting to see how other painters work. Working on my posts, I have realized there are some patterns […]
Continue readingRecycling soft Pastels
Like most of the pastelists out there I also keep lots of tiny pieces of soft Pastel. What can we do with them? Can we recycle them? I keep them selected by color ranges. Many small pieces into a lot of small boxes and pots that accumulate over time, waiting for their moment… Most of […]
Continue readingPastel portrait step by step
I made this Pastel portrait, step by step, a few months ago. It is the third portrait commission I get from this family. This time my model was a beautiful young girl dressed in ‘faralaes’, something very characteristic of southern Spain. I only had at my disposition low-quality photos, taken from afar and with a […]
Continue readingStep by step Pastel portrait painting of a young boy with his favourite hat.
This is a step by step Pastel portrait painting of a young boy with his favorite hat. I took several pictures of him inside doors, playing with the lights and the shadows, inspired by his strong personality. I choose an image where his pure and innocent look observed me intensively. I felt it could be […]
Continue readingVisiting Málaga art museums! The “Revello de Toro Museum”
Visiting Malaga museums! Visiting museums is one of my favorite hobbies. Especially painting museums where I can explore, learn and open up to new concepts or old recipes… The world of art is inexhaustible at 100% and one can learn from any experience, from any artist of each era, any time. Always looking for our […]
Continue readingPainting a large Pastel portrait of a boy
Another inspiring Large size portrait! A Large Pastel portrait painting of a child in the woods… This is a portrait of a great boy with a lot of personality. He is at a very special age right now. This picture inspired me a lot for creating a painting that I also filmed for my Youtube […]
Continue readingPastel Portrait of Mrs. Karen R. Lawrence
Pastel Portrait of Mrs. Karen R. Lawrence Institutional Pastel portrait commission of current President of Sarah Lawrence College. A few months ago I was contacted by Sarah Lawrence College, a private liberal arts college in the United States. It is located in Southern Westchester County, NY. They proposed me a very interesting project. The creation […]
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