Comments on: Susan Ellis – The Art of Clamming https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:37:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comment-60217 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:37:07 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709#comment-60217 In reply to Susan Bowmer.

Hi Susan, so glad Susan’s work strikes a chord. Her paintings are pretty wonderful aren’t they??!

]]> By: Susan Bowmer https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comment-60087 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:13:13 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709#comment-60087 Hi Gail as usual you have found the perfect artist in Susan Ellis to share. The paintings of the Clammers are amazing and I love how the figure of the clammers just jumps out at you. Such a great way to include life drawing into a pastel composition.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comment-60064 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:20:07 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709#comment-60064 In reply to Curtis Eley.

Curtis that’s so great to hear. Thank you!!
And…I hope you’ll run with your impulse to spend time with figure work!

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comment-60063 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:19:10 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709#comment-60063 In reply to John A Root.

John that’s so great to hear! Your work is evolving and I’m curious to see how it evolves yet again as you absorb Susan’s inspiration and pointers.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comment-60062 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:17:47 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709#comment-60062 In reply to Betsy Marshall.

Oooooooo I love that idea Betsy! I hope you’ll fly with it and let us know the results. I’m excited about your ideas!!

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comment-60061 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:17:00 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709#comment-60061 ]]> In reply to Noreen.

That’s wonderful to hear Noreen! Let us know what work you do following your inspiration😁

]]> By: Curtis Eley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comment-60021 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:21:48 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709#comment-60021 Truly knocked out by her work…!! Love that she leaves the detail for the subject, and what interesting subjects, and prefers to leave the background almost abstract…!! Her color choices are stunning as are her compositional skills…although, as she says, a lot of that composition comes from the figures themselves doing their thing. Makes me want spend some time on figure drawing.
Thanks Gail, truly inspiring!

]]> By: John A Root https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comment-60019 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:02:30 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709#comment-60019 I really loved this blog, Gail, as I have long admired Susan’s work. Her painting pointers are “right on” for me at this point, and I will strive to emulate what she so well explained here. Thank you for sharing this.

]]> By: Betsy Marshall https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comment-60013 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:45:33 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709#comment-60013 Love these paintings! So much dedication to regular workers’ lives and actions is fascinating. Plus the geometric shapes of the humans are so important. I am wondering whether this approach could be used successfully with other objects or landscape features that lend themselves to geometry-I am thinking industrial or windblown trees.

]]> By: Noreen https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/susan-ellis-the-art-of-clamming/#comment-60012 Sun, 20 Oct 2024 23:43:14 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31709#comment-60012 Thank you for introducing me to the work of Susan Ellis! Her paintings of figures are so fascinating and beautiful. I feel inspired.

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