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Drowning at Avalanche Lake
Well actually, I drowned in the beauty of Avalanche Lake, and I survived to enjoy crafting this landscape in pastel. There are a variety...

Bob Palmerton
Nov 16, 20222 min read


Sunrise in the Badlands
Sunday, June 26 2022, 4:15 am, Chamberlain, South Dakota. The evening's storms and their 70 MPH winds have passed, as we battled the...

Bob Palmerton
Sep 22, 20223 min read


"Inspiration Point" Pastel Painting Demo
Join me on my StudioSense YouTube Channel for a demo on creating an impressionistic pastel painting! Click here for the demo! Here's the...

Bob Palmerton
Sep 20, 20221 min read


Season's Epilogue
Juried pastel exhibits tend to run from February to October each year. This year's two final exhibits featuring my landscape pastels will...

Bob Palmerton
Aug 21, 20221 min read


Help! Artist Caught in a Maelstrom!
"Maelstrom" is a 12x16 pastel on Uart 400 grade pastel paper, inspired by a hike at Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. The...

Bob Palmerton
May 7, 20222 min read


StudioSense: Capturing Texture
At a Landscape in Pastel class I taught at the Michigan Art Center, we spent some time reviewing the variety of tree trunk textures and...

Bob Palmerton
Apr 20, 20222 min read
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