How to Paint Grasses with Pastel

[@annehenderson9207]

I almost forgot to breathe watching you transform blocks of black into that beautiful marsh painting. Really inspiring for someone just starting out. Thank-you for your very inviting style of teaching and the really useful lessons.

[@anettedouglasdotter]

Ohhh - gorgeos pets!!! ❤️🐾 Brilliant video - thank you - I struggle so much with grasses!!! 🙏

[@efitz4074]

Thankyou so much Karen for sharing tips on grasses. It was very helpful and informative. Much appreciated.

[@vickie6228]

I find this extremely beneficial...that much-needed "click" to start getting those grasses looking more natural. I absolutely love that you share such important information that benefits artists from beginners and beyond. Thank you so much, Karen!

[@johnprice9920]

Very good demo and advice. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@HectorGonzalez-po4en]

Such a great work, I wish I had that easiness to paint so beautifully, all my admiration!

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you so much 😀

[@MT-bc6xf]

Watched it again and I am so grateful for your sharing. So helpful. Thank you again!!!

[@Northerngulf]

Thank you for this! I'm amazed you can make such a nice little work of art in about five minutes, and it gives strugglers like me something to strive for.

[@beachballbonnie]

Karen's work is quick and to the point. Always learn from her. Thank you, Karen.

[@persidedesaintpierre7367]

Une artiste avec le don de la pédagogie! Merci Mme Margulis.

[@TerryElrodAB]

Yes, an amazingly proficient five-minute painting! The rest of us won't be this quick and need not be, but very encouraging. Super advice too. Thank you.

[@KarenMargulis]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@florinpetcu1044]

Thank you very much! I'm a beginner with the pastels and i watch your videos over and over again, you are a great artist and teacher.

[@evelyndrew6687]

Wonderful tutorial! I’m an acrylic painter and this really helps me solve a painting that I’m working on!

[@KarenMargulis]

Awesome! Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@dariabuczynski9711]

I decided to go back to your beginnings. It been a fun journey. ❤

[@sueaberle935]

Thank you so much for a great demo. I love your style. This is all new to me.

[@maryelizabethcalais9180]

Your teaching skills Karen are ideal for me as a Visual and Kinesthetic learner. And your pace and voice tone relax me just enough to experiment during your video. Thank you for sharing.

[@KarenMargulis]

Wow, thank you!

[@kathandterry2]

This is a great video Karen from the archive

[@jessicagrill9180]

Thank you so much for this clear tutorial. I love seeing you large pieces in the studio, as well as Heidi and Jennifer walking around. I can't wait until I am skilled enough and confident enough to paint so beautifully and independently. Your oil painting is beautiful as well!

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you so much!

[@MT-bc6xf]

Great techniques. Thank you. Love your pets. Thank you❤

[@corabrown7328]

Very helpful to see how you vary the technique based on the type of pastel. Also learned from seeing how you create the mounds of color under the grasses. I look forward to reading your blog.

[@hannahjordan9271]

Thank you Karen! Always enjoy your demo.....🌹🍵

[@KarenMargulis]

You are so welcome!

[@sunnysim3583]

Lovely dog and cat. Thanks for the tips.

[@LeoraLaGraffe]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video! I am more grateful to you than I could ever show, for helping those of us struggling to learn. What a brilliant teacher you are, as well as a brilliant artist! The new HD camera works great for showing detail! Again, thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@paulab1209]

Wonderful suggestions and demonstration! This was very helpful to me as I always struggle with foreground grasses. Thank you so much Karen!

[@virginiamorisot4153]

Karen thanks so much for sharing your talent ! You are a wonderful human being. A great video ! Very helpful !

[@jeanetteclark9530]

Branching out from oils. I know how I want my landscape to look, but doing it with pastels? This tutorial, showing me techniques, is exactly what I need! I'll admit, I've made some messes. You're right about "practice first". Save the good paper.

[@yaelmaimonartist]

Wonderful, Karen! Love your style!

[@paintabloom]

Hi Karen, I look forward to your blog every morning and this was a special treat! You are an amazing painter who also has the gift of teaching- lucky us! I will be practicing later. Hope to see you travel towards NJ some day for a workshop!

[@priscillajones2568]

A great video. I was struggling with a marsh scene, so this came along at just the right time!

[@Usrtib-dfjkl]

Thank you very much for so useful tipps and inspiration. Hope to follow your example and practice every day

[@katiejarvis4349]

Thank you, I will practice first before putting on my final picture. Really helpful video, just started using pastels again.

[@scottmcbride123]

Thank you, Karen. landscapes have always alluded me.

[@sosannawong8782]

Thank you Karen! You are such a great painter as well as a great person. I love pastel but have been encountering lots of struggles that make me feel so defeated. Your videos are truly inspiring!

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you for watching!! Look for new videos soon. Keep painting! :)

[@Angelica-bt4hh]

I love your painting tips!!! Thank you so much Karen! Also love the family vibe. Pets too. Your husband does a great job producing the videos. Thanks again!

[@KarenMargulis]

Thanks for watching Angelica!

[@evelynshimek9177]

I love this picture and very much enjoyed watching you paint it. Thank you!

[@adriannepatriciapower3271]

O.M.Goodness...fantastic easy to understand demo...thanks from the heart Karen

[@valh3656]

Awesome video. Thanks Karen!

[@lyndagenet3170]

Thankyou so much. I have real trouble with grass. I am so impatient! I just want to get into painting and find it hard to practice. I love your paintings and tutorials. Thanks for taking the time to do them.... Lynda from New Zealand.

[@KarenMargulis]

Thanks for watching!!

[@christinewatson4890]

Thankyou Karen, fabulous lesson just when I needed it.

[@conniegregory1604]

All enjoyed your demo. Very enlightening!. Thanks😃

[@denisegrossman3840]

Fantastic so helpful! Thank you🌸

[@aneelab4803]

elegant and concise instruction.thank you

[@libellula3313]

Excellent thanks so much, watching to get me in the mood to go “plein air’ with friends this week.

[@KarenMargulis]

Thanks for watching!

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

This was just what I needed Karen! Thank you!

[@sacred406]

Love your work. It expresses much freedom of spirit.

[@karencarpenter296]

Great tips and I like how you tape up the photo and your notan next to your painting. No need to have the camera zoom in and out while you work though. I love your channel and I hope to see so much more of your work because I continue to reference your videos while I work on my art. Thank you.

[@susanpernot8751]

Love your videos, I always learn a great deal from you Thanks

[@MDEBonzes]

Helps immensely! At this point, I have thousands (literally) of hard, soft, and extra soft) pastels-I have a very few Terry Ludwigs, as I cannot afford them yet-is there a more economical brand that you would endorse?-I have a good many Mt. Visions, Great Americans, Mugio Handmades, as well as Guiralt, Holbiens..and Rembrandst....and a set of Pan Pastels.....I tend to work from back to front, hard to soft-I notice, and it looks like GREAT FUN, that you work all over the picture at a time...I come from VERY TIGHT, colored pencil background, self-taught. I know I want and need to loosen up, and I realise that the loose rendering allows the viewer's eye to put in the needed detail....Thanks ever so much for these lessons!!!! And Happy New Year!! Kiss the doggie and Kittie!...and I suppose you should kiss your film-maker!(ha ha!)

[@mollymuzette5860]

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@karencarpenter296]

Fantastic! I hope you'll make more videos. I'm learning so much.

[@adriananowacki1861]

Your tutorials are so informative, and easy to follow. Also, your paintings are stunning. Thanks for sharing your talent!

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you for watching!

[@jamesmurrell]

Another very helpful demonstration, thanks for sharing. The new HD camera really makes your video pop :-) Off to paint grasses now!

[@tslilbearshoppe9870]

love the explanations, you are a great teacher.

[@KarenMargulis]

Many thanks! I appreciate you watching!

[@rmlvk3601]

I love your work. Thanks for the tutorial. I was struggling with some grass areas that you have helped me with. Thank you

[@husamnafta4126]

Thank you very much Karen, i really appreciate your sharing, its very helpful.

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you everyone for watching! I have been away and so not able to respond to comments but I appreciate you all!

[@stephengreico2810]

Karen Margulis Karen your videos are so helpful and relaxing I can learn and listen to you all day Thank you for helping me with pastel Work

[@catherinevogel9212]

Karen, Love your videos. You are truly inspirational.

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@louiseherrick3710]

Your videos are very helpful to me. Thanks

[@janapeony8561]

Absolutly beautiful,very much helpful plus I love your pets,Thank you!!!

[@marycaloiaro7253]

I loved this demo. i have been teaching myself to paint in pastel and your instruction has been very helpful. I just love your work and appreciate you sharing your talent. Thank you for the help and inspiration.

[@luzaguzman6306]

Beautiful paintings you have in the background at the begining!

[@Beautiful_Dreamer]

You are incredible, Karen! Thanks fornthat!

[@ovodice]

Many thanks for your tips, you are amazing. Cheers!

[@SusanJenkinsArtist]

This was so awesome Karen! You are so kind to share. I am going to try to practice from your demo.

[@jennazhang4927]

what a sweet dog! Thanks!

[@artat777]

Thank you for making this fantastic video

[@bettysmith84]

This video really resonated with me~!~ Awesome tutorial. Thanks so much for sharing your skills!

[@belindaroca4577]

thank you so much for your tutorials.. you're work b is beautiful.. and u simplify it.

[@CW008]

Thank you so much. I am new and needed this lesson

[@Minazillionaire]

Fantastic demo!

[@wingstonearbelon6759]

thanks a lot! I'm a beginner and this video is very helpful to me.

[@leigh-annh2544]

Thank you Karen. I am sure this will help.

[@PhilipKamble]

Very Beautiful . And very helpful ...

[@MrSpecter057]

Very helpful. Thanks for posting it.

[@Boruto1923]

Very very educative Karen....

[@fionajenkins5047]

I love ur art!!!

[@marysortinoart]

bellisimo, thanks you Karen Margulis

Beautiful, thank you for sharing

[@Ockeroid]

Thank you!

[@Jancass5]

Your emails and videos are like chocolate ice cream to me: to be set aside for quiet moments when I can really savor them. I am humbled by your willingness to share these amazing tips with us, tips that you've learned through thousands of hours of practice. And I love that you invite your pets into your studio. A QUESTION: when I want to frame a pastel piece, I mount the painting behind glass, like I would a watercolor. The problem is the reflections off the glass are so bad that it's often hard to see the painting. I've used museum glass (which I love), but the price is outrageous. What do you do? Is there a product that can seal the pastel painting well enough to forgo glass altogether?

[@KarenMargulis]

+jancass51 Thanks for watching! I'm afraid I don't know of an effective way to seal a pastel to avoid the glass without changing the image. I am particular about what I frame because I will only use museum glass.

[@paolo1960]

Grande!!.... brava e complimenti....un saluto da Genua-Italy. Paolo

[@leswetnam]

Thank you for the helpful videos. The large pastel paintings you have in the studio are so lovely. Are they painted on a board? I would love to know more about them. Perhaps you have a blog post specifically addressing these?

[@jacquelineharren8404]

Karen, This ways very helpful!!! Thank you so much. Jacqueline Harren

[@nancymaewi]

Thank you so much Karen for these videos! Do you ever use pastel pencils? Learning so much from your demos! Thank you so much!

[@warnerdeb58]

Love your work, thank you for sharing. Do you have a video that explains how you tape your paper to your working surface?

[@donnaeturner]

Beautiful! Thank you.

[@georgeslesur1259]

PARTICULIÈREMENT intéressante cette démo que je souhaitais!

[@lisa1762]

Karen I love your style and teaching I have a question , could after I got big shapes of grass in could I use a toothpick to scratch various blades of grass in my pastel s?

[@hulyatuncel922]

I like it very nice.Thank you👏😊

[@moisescervantes3801]

Hi Karen, I love yourvideos... I have a question... how do you fixate your pastel paintings when they done? Thankyou 🙏🏼🍀

[@cnbowles1]

This was very helpful..thank you so much...I like the black board that you have your pastel paper on...would like to know where to get a black board like that...Thank you...Love your Fur Kids...

[@KarenMargulis]

+Cindy Bowles Thanks for watching. It is just black foam core that I get at Dollar Tree!

[@cnbowles1]

+Karen Margulis Oh Great...Thank You!

[@georgeslesur1259]

merci KAREN pour vos bonnes explications ! (avez vous utilisé un fusain lors de la composition ;et valeurs?)

[@RT-we9rt]

Very useful video. I have a cat and wonder how you keep your cat away from your pastels?

[@azong98]

Thank you so much for the tutorial. I also use pastel. What I am always confused is why putting on so many layers of color when the previous color is completely covered? I see a lot of pastel painters do that.

[@KarenMargulis]

Thanks for watching Mimi. My goal is to use a light enough touch so that you can see the colors in the layers!

[@azong98]

Karen Margulis I see.I will try that. Perhaps you could do a video on how to choose the colour for layering, because nobody tells about the theory behind. Thank you very much for replying to me. I love your paintings and videos.

[@selmawrightson2097]

Beautiful

[@paintingalways]

I love this large paintings in the background. May I ask if all these paintings are painted in pastel?

[@jltate3699]

very nice!

[@josephineherrera8508]

I love Heidi!

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

So very helpful

[@KarenMargulis]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RickBB87]

How come u can add bright colors on a dark background so easily? are you using a special paper?