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Pearls from artists* # 98

Teleidoscope * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. A work of art can start you...

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Pearls from artists* # 134

  “Bryan,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 22″ x 28″, 1988 * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we...

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Pearls from artists* # 382

Barbara’s studio * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. I think a man [sic] spends...

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Pearls from artists* # 415

Staten Island Ferry *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. I like to think of myself...

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Pearls from artists* # 416

“Acolytes,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 38″ x 58″ * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are...

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Pearls from artists # 429

“Vincent’s Books” by Mariella Guzzoni *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Vincent...

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Q: How has photography changed your approach to painting?

Alexandria, VA (composed on an iPad Pro) A: Except for many hours spent in life-drawing classes and still life setups that I devised when I was learning my craft in the 1980s, I have always worked...

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Q: How do you work and approach your subject? (Question from “Arts Illustrated”)

At work A: Undoubtedly, I could not make my work without UART sandpaper since my entire pastel technique evolved around it.  I use 400 0r 500 grit.  My favorite thing about it is its ‘tooth’ (i.e....

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Pearls from artists* # 485

New York City *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. [Michael] Ondaatje: It’s an odd...

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Q: Why do you sometimes depict the same subject matter twice?

“Trickster” (left) and “Sacrificial,” while the latter was in-progress A: It is fascinating to play around with scale. For starters, it helps demonstrate how my pastel techniques and my approach to...

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Pearls from artists* # 565

“Broken,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 38″ x 58″ image, 50″ x 70″ framed *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes...

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