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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When Art and portraiture meet Technology, strange things happen! How portrait painting and technology can match? I received a few months ago, an intriguing letter from an Associate Professor at the CTU in Prague. The CTU is the Czech Technical University in Prague. One of the largest universities in the Czech Republic, and one of […]
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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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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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