Merry Christmas!!
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Step 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 readingOil portrait painting of a boy
This is something I am very happy to share with you!! “Stunning. A true master artist. From one photograph shared 1,000s of miles away, Graciela captured the spirit and beauty of my son in an art form that supersedes the southern portraiture companies I entertained. The final product looks more like him and his spirit […]
Continue readingVisit to Schmincke Factory in Erkrath, Cologne, Germany
Sometimes dreams come true! We all dream of things we would like to do or achieve. And for me, those dreams are in colors…! Visiting the factory of Schmincke, one of my favorite Soft Pastel brands and one which I have been working with almost every day for many, many years now, has always been a great […]
Continue reading3rd International Biennial Pastel d´Opale, France (2)
I enjoyed a lot visiting the area and the surroundings. Boulogne sur Mer is located in the highest part of France, on the Cote d’Opale. Next to the English Channel. Near the coasts and the beaches of Calais and Dunkirk. So, after visiting the town, we took the opportunity and we made a trip by […]
Continue readingInto the world of colours (2). Looking for the Jam of the artist
Winter is almost finishing but it still is here and colors are everywhere. It is time for Tangerines and Oranges!! Especially, a time to make my great Tangerine Jam! One of the 4 favorites marmalades at home! I posted a few months ago a post about the Cherry marmalade and about the colors… This post […]
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 readingAbout the restoration of a Pastel painting
Although I can say I know quite well my metier, I had never tried before the restoration of a damaged Pastel painting (or another person´s work) until now. I have a good friend, an artisan framer in Barcelona. He received short time ago an old soft Pastel portrait painting. A damaged painting to restore. The Pastel […]
Continue readingMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!
For a wonderful year full of art and creativity…!!
Continue readingEvolution portraits, Video Art
I think this is a very interesting art video for those who love to paint portraits! The subtile evolution of the faces is fascinating… All of us who have tried to paint a face know how little details can change completely the idea of the subject or their personality. For the first track from her […]
Continue reading