Rothko? really? Please!! Please don't confuse art with art business.2 very different things. I love this artist's work and it was just disappointing to hear that Rothko was an inspiration. I know some people are gonna get mad at me for saying that but there are many examples of con artists who became famous "artists", when you study the art business history you'll realize what a dirty and corrupt world it is.

Drawing on the right side of the brain was the key to me beginning to draw just four years ago before that I told myself I cannot draw It was the exercise of drawing upside down that made me say I cannot draw draw for ever grateful

You are so right about finding faces! I have done that my whole life!

Great job like all the colors in the rocks

Amazing artist! Loved seeing your process. Thank you so much for posting. Now im looking for caran d’ ache blocks and can’t find anything called that. Do you mean something else? Maybe creatacolor?

Great interview!

A nice surprise to see this😊😊😊

Hi everyone from New York City

Kerry's youtube channel is amazing

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Beatiful work and love your courage! I enjoy experimenting as well and it is always great to see other artists experiments. Thanks for demonstrating your process. Cheers!

What a beautiful lesson. Another masterpiece!

Thank you!

Thank you PSA for this wonderful presentation! very informative and insightful!

Thank you, Susan for always inspiring me to try different ways to create effects, and for encouraging daring effects and textures. bold use of color and depth. All of your work has a unique personality and mood. I am always in awe of your talent and the way it touches the viewer. Thank you for sharing and inspiring. Jane Rubinstein

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Colette, I have just came across your excellent presentation. You are an excellent teacher and creative artist. I love your technique, especially the very creative way of using photos for inspiration and composition. I will be watching your video over a few times, to be able to memorize the information. I appreciate the presentation! Thank you!

Terri - wonderful demo as always. "Scribbling with intention" is a great line! Your scribbling with such thoughtful intention creates such wonderful work. And your "you can never get too dark' has become my motto. Best!

Thanks so much for sharing your expertise with us!

Terri, thank you for a wonderful demo. Would you please share what pastel brand you use in addition to 305 Nupastel?

Thank you Terri! I am guilty of eliminating the glow by overworking at times. Keep it simple right?! Susan

Enjoying seeing your progress

beautiful. thank you!

Fascinating

What a beautiful painting! I love the idea of alternative paper or surfaces. How would you frame something as soft as this? Thank you.

Thank you Marlene! As you know it is always a challenge, a puzzle to solve and a joy!

beautiful susan. your daring sense of color and liveliness is inspiring, thank you!

Thanks for sharing! Very usefull ❤

Thank you for your beautiful demo and sharing your knowledge and thoughts of Pastel painting.

You appear quite self-conscious about your journey and approach. Your accolades, art, touch, and longevity speak for themselves. I love the fact that you explored and found your own way and methodologies, and made a success out of your craft. It was encouraging and motivating. Thank you!

Fabulous work!

I really appreciate your straightforward, no nonsense commentary. Thank you so much!

I have always loved BFK for other drawing mediums!

Thank you so much for sharing your incredible talent with us! I was very lucky to have taken your workshop at IAPS in 2022 and learned so much that day! Love this series of interviews!

Your work is beautiful, and it definitely reminds me of Hopper.. The circular swirl when your Mom is cleaning the window is such a great visual metaphor for the circle of life.. Thanks for sharing..

Thanks to the Pastel Society of America for this wonderful presentation! ❤

Wow! I have admired your work for so long…but listening to you today makes your work even more meaningful to me! Thankyou !❤😊

Thank you so much. Love your work!

This was such an inspiration. Thank you!

When you have workshops in NYC

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Colette - you did a wonderful job demonstrating your approach and techniques on this painting. I found it fascinating with your perspectives on how you take photographs with an artist eye and render them into a beautiful painting without being too "fussy" in details. The entire composition somehow works very, very well. I am a beginner artist using pastels and realize that I often see the colors from a photograph too literal without seeing the other subtle colors and hues that blend into the entire picture. You have helped in how you, as an artist, can do that. You do beautiful work.

your presentation of how you set up, making notes to yourself in sketches and the blending of photographs is sooo enligthtening. Your steady concentration is another great thing to watch. Thank you very much!!!!

Photoghophy tricks

Jacob is my favorite pastel artist! He was the first artist I saw use the hot pink/orange under painting and I absolutely fell in love with that I use it in my own paintings as well now. I love his use of more local colors or more realistic colors than most artists too. I inspire to paint like him one day.

Don ‘t forget the orange leaf on the left

What surfaces can you use the alcohol on?

How many layers do you usually do?

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Fascinating