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StudioSense: A New Look and Feel
During summer vacation at the beach in August, 2017, I whipped up several pastel paintings of Breezy Point and its beach community. This...

Bob Palmerton
Mar 13, 20182 min read


Pastel Painting - Spring Break and the Great Smoky Mountains
Spring Break time is coming soon! "Season's Transitions" was inspired by a hike on the Chimney Tops trail at Great Smoky National Park. ...

Bob Palmerton
Feb 25, 20182 min read


StudioSense - All The "Twigs" You Cannot See
Notice the group of small trees on the left in this work-in-progress version of "Cross Country Craving." The twigs near the top of the...

Bob Palmerton
Feb 24, 20182 min read


StudioSense: Pastel safety tips and fixing a pastel painting error
I recently came across a thoroughly dusty pastel situation after whacking the back of a pastel painting to shake off the loose particles....

Bob Palmerton
Feb 22, 20181 min read


StudioSense: "Snow Blue and the Seven Dwarfs?"
Last year I published this blog addressing how snow can exude a variety of colors, mostly of blues, purples and cool pinks. As I...

Bob Palmerton
Feb 19, 20182 min read


New Pastel Painting - "Wind Chill"
Inspired by a cold late November afternoon on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, "Wind Chill" is a 21x27 inch pastel painting on Uart sanded...

Bob Palmerton
Feb 17, 20181 min read
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