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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Upland Notch


Upland Notch
3.75" x 6"
Pastel
Casey Klahn

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Making Pastels Resource



Making Professional Pastels.  Resource at Daniel Smith, by Paul de Marrias.


I made these.

Pigment Pen


The Daniel Smith stores are here in Washington state.  I especially enjoy going into the Seattle store and picking out big, white bags of pigment - French Ultramarine is my favorite.


Here are some stores around the US that supply pigments and other materials:


Daniel Smith, founded in Seattle.
Utrecht Art Supplies, founded in NYC.
Rochester Art Supply, Rochester, NY.
Artisan, Santa Fe.  Find Gamblin pigments there.




I guess I borrowed some pigments from a pastel stick in this instance, but pictured is a bag of Daniel Smith Whiting.  The jar holds blue easel tailings.









Saturday, July 14, 2012

Roche Teaser




This is the way I feel when I open a box of these pastels!



Sunday, July 1, 2012

DIY Trug


The pastels shown in this homemade trug are the medium (read: oversize) Unisons, and some big "homemades."  It is crudely made, but still working fine after several years!

Homemade trug:  utility knife, Elmer's glue and Foam Board are all you need.  Mine does duty as a carrier for odd-size pastels.  Hmmn.  I think I'll make a couple more for my charcoal and drawing tools.