Finishing the Painting

   Click here to see the demonstration on finishing this painting.    I must admit that I made a mistake on this video.  I said “You’re working from light to dark” when I actually   meant the reverse.  With pastels, you work from dark to light.  In my defense, I was in the heat of the painting moment….  When I’m painting, I am usually oblivious to what’s going on around me, apparently including what I’m...

Underpainting

Click here for a demo on How to do a pastel underpainting

Making Your Own Frames

Because pastels must be framed under glass and framing is SO expensive, I decided early on that I would learn to do my own framing and invest in framing equipment and tools.  I have found it to be extremely worthwhile, and I even make a little money on the side doing frame jobs for friends and others, although it’s not what I want to spend all my time doing.  If you are a pastelist, I would encourage you to consider doing this yourself.  I’ll be blogging about how to do it in the coming weeks. It’s really easy to make your own frames. There are lots of colors/styles of...

Feature Article on My Work

I’m excited that the West Palm Beach Fine Arts Examiner has done a feature article on my artwork this week.  Take a look! Lynn Morgan Paints with Pastels

Cool Tools

There are a few tools that I use for various purposes that I think are pretty useful.  Some are shown here. Viewfinders The gray square viewfinder is called a Viewcatcher.  You can set the opening to be various sizes, 11″ x 14″, 12″ x 16″, etc.  This is great for setting up the format of your painting.  It’s also a mid-tone gray color, and you can use small holes to line up a particular area that you’re looking at and determine its’ value.  There’s an even better one that I can’t seem to find at the moment, so it’s not in the...

Pastel Surfaces

Types of papers for painting with pastel, protecting a finished painting, storage of completed paintings