tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89368468433544513702024-03-12T18:30:55.067-07:00PastelsI've drawn many, many pastels over the years. I enjoy working with chalk pastels and color in drawing is always a plus. They can be quite messy but blend so nicely.B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-49109232609787347072018-07-14T16:43:00.007-07:002018-07-14T16:43:45.728-07:00Dandelion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-7867016577868138632009-06-19T16:31:00.000-07:002009-06-19T16:35:11.730-07:00Unfinished pastel...<a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SjwgYg_OUZI/AAAAAAAABP8/dY1wA41R8RY/s320/Unfinished-Still-LIfe-Paste.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349186062953370002" /></a>B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-26629821697825802522009-04-13T14:51:00.000-07:002009-04-13T14:55:36.695-07:00Cup of fruit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SeO0z4WeD2I/AAAAAAAABLQ/IDEBGFAPojI/s1600-h/Cup-wfruit"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SeO0z4WeD2I/AAAAAAAABLQ/IDEBGFAPojI/s320/Cup-wfruit" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324297987875016546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Tried some pastels on a Canson drawing paper but it didn't have enough tooth so I was disappointed in the outcome. Oh well - you learn! :)B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-71082676229611934482008-06-25T06:58:00.000-07:002008-06-25T07:02:34.859-07:00Another Drawspace in Oil Pastels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SGJPfNsIk-I/AAAAAAAAAxk/-qCT0htgTps/s1600-h/Yucca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SGJPfNsIk-I/AAAAAAAAAxk/-qCT0htgTps/s320/Yucca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215818716117767138" border="0" /></a><br />I decided to do this drawing in oil pastels. The only thing I don't like about these pastels is it is difficult to get a sharp, clean edge and I am such a detail person. Otherwise, I really enjoy using them.B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-32977755993486846032008-06-04T15:01:00.000-07:002008-06-04T15:02:53.044-07:00Another Oil Pastel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SEcQ8Kbc2kI/AAAAAAAAAv0/wIXS_55C5Bk/s1600-h/Yellow-Oil-Pastel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SEcQ8Kbc2kI/AAAAAAAAAv0/wIXS_55C5Bk/s320/Yellow-Oil-Pastel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208150119854955074" /></a><br />I liked this piece as an acrylic and decided to try it again as an oil pastel. I really like working with the oil pastels, possibly even as much as I like chalk pastels.B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-85759191518102283532008-06-03T15:04:00.000-07:002008-06-04T15:11:08.676-07:00Oil Pastel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SEcS8D7-9PI/AAAAAAAAAv8/syfoAtd7IHQ/s1600-h/Persimmons.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SEcS8D7-9PI/AAAAAAAAAv8/syfoAtd7IHQ/s320/Persimmons.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208152317135615218" /></a><br /><br />Oh my gosh, oh my gosh. . . ..<br />I am so excited. I have never really played around much with my oil pastels - I think I always felt like they are too much like crayons. But today, a fellow artist on Drawspace asked if one of my drawings was an oil pastel (it was actually a chalk pastel) so I decided to go upstairs and dig out my box of oil pastels and try something. And I LOVED IT!!!! I really like the way they look, the way they blend, everything! Now I can't wait to start something else with them.B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-43132326870439953622008-05-16T15:06:00.000-07:002008-06-04T15:11:52.813-07:00School Example<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SC2XDZMGjjI/AAAAAAAAAqA/bxZdV7RRiRs/s1600-h/Pastel-Example.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/SC2XDZMGjjI/AAAAAAAAAqA/bxZdV7RRiRs/s320/Pastel-Example.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200979229239840306" border="0" /></a><br />Although I haven't had much time to just draw for myself, I have started a couple of drawings while subbing for the other two art teachers; one in charcoal, and this one in chalk pastels.B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-11830918442881382122007-07-29T16:36:00.000-07:002007-07-29T16:41:01.464-07:00IllustrationsForest of Drem<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/Rq0lMDF6e3I/AAAAAAAAARo/_a7vUMkLRwc/s320/Drem.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092767642544667506" /><br />This drawing is a pre-work for my children's book. It is filled with forests and little creatures.<br /><br />Dragon's Egg<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/Rq0kpzF6e2I/AAAAAAAAARc/ALNomPaWNww/s320/Dragon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092767054134147938" /><br />Dragons are a theme I have employed over and over again throughout my art. I have drawn them, printed them, painted them, and carved them in pottery. This one is another pastel-for no particular reason, just sitting and doodling.B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-80756094071409145532007-07-29T11:31:00.000-07:002007-07-29T11:32:19.959-07:00Still Life #3<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/RqzdHzF6eaI/AAAAAAAAANg/5dGFPOwqZOA/s320/Pastel+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092688404693023138" />B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-64202726414694767712007-07-29T11:29:00.000-07:002007-07-29T11:31:12.050-07:00Still Life #2<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/Rqzc0TF6eZI/AAAAAAAAANY/YKcX1DVR0SI/s320/Pastel+school2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092688069685574034" />B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-47946030294101196422007-07-29T11:24:00.000-07:002007-11-05T08:18:53.240-08:00Still Life #1<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/RqzcTTF6eYI/AAAAAAAAANQ/oPRY1PUoMXc/s320/Pastel+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092687502749890946" border="0" /><br />So many of my pastels never get finished because of time. I really enjoy drawing with chalk pastels. As is obvious in my technical work, I am very much a realist. I particularly like still life and foliage for subject matter. The majority of my pastels have been drawn for school examples.B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936846843354451370.post-46484362596224362232007-07-29T11:21:00.000-07:002007-07-29T16:42:32.338-07:00Unfinished Pastels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/RqzbAzF6eWI/AAAAAAAAANA/WFsuNd0_yhQ/s1600-h/Pastel+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/RqzbAzF6eWI/AAAAAAAAANA/WFsuNd0_yhQ/s320/Pastel+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092686085410683234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/RqzazzF6eVI/AAAAAAAAAM4/wv0MbfGkElQ/s1600-h/Pastel+School1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9bB3bZ5H1h0/RqzazzF6eVI/AAAAAAAAAM4/wv0MbfGkElQ/s320/Pastel+School1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092685862072383826" /></a><br />These are two unfinished examples used for teaching pastels to my beginning high school art students.B Kluverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057896469578827720noreply@blogger.com0