This is my last portrait for 2020. Just seeing the pictures I knew it would make a beautiful portrait. This painting was made as a Christmas gift commissioned by the father of the child for his wife… He sent me several good pictures of the boy with a very sincere and natural expression, beautiful light, […]
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I´m happy to share that I was recently featured on the cover of the magazine of the Pastel Society of Victoria, in Australia! It was not just a surprise to receive an email from the editor of the magazine, Mss. Anne Taylor, but also a big privilege!! It gave me the opportunity to know about […]
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I made this portrait a few weeks ago. It was a request from a very special and charming woman, who is in love with her little granddaughter. The photos were “homemade” with a sidelight coming from the window. Sometimes it happens! We capture something special with the lens of our camera and this is what […]
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I have been asked so many times about this matter! Making several portraits of brothers and sisters with different ages that will be placed on the same wall, or room…How to prepare the process? Which pictures to chose? At what ages? These questions are recurrent and even more important when you decide to work with […]
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It has taken me several days to find the words to express the sadness I feel, after knowing that Daniel Greene, the Master Pastelist, had died. It is a big loss for the art and especially for us, the pastelists. I never had the privilege, neither the luck, to meet him personally. But I feel […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Hi! I am happy to share with you this Large size pastel portrait I did for Christmas! A very pleasant work to do. And the wonderful comments of her mom… “Hello, Graciela! I got your package today and went directly to the frame shop. When we opened it I almost cried – it’s beautiful! Thank you […]
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