Studio Musings Archives - How to Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/category/studio-musings/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:48:19 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.howtopastel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-cropped-HowToPastel-logo-1-32x32.jpg Studio Musings Archives - How to Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/category/studio-musings/ 32 32 I Don’t Know What To Paint  (And Why That’s Not Really the Problem) https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/02/i-dont-know-what-to-paint/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/02/i-dont-know-what-to-paint/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:36:45 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32337 "I don’t know what to paint"—sound familiar? The real issue might not be a lack of ideas but something deeper. Let’s explore six common obstacles and how to move past them!

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/feed/ 10 Your Word For The Year (Choose It And Put It Into Action) https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/12/choose-your-word-for-the-year/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/12/choose-your-word-for-the-year/#comments Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:19:56 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32104 Discover how choosing a word for the year can inspire your art-making, fuel your creativity, and guide your goals all year long.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/feed/ 10 The Messy Middle – Don’t Quit! https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/the-messy-middle-dont-quit/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/the-messy-middle-dont-quit/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:55:26 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31184 I recently had the experience of watching one of my demo videos with a friend and I cringed when we watched the part where everything looks an absolute mess. That unpleasant feeling led me to writing this post.

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