Comments on: November’s Nifty Pastels https://www.howtopastel.com/2015/12/novembers-nifty-pastels/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Thu, 07 Apr 2016 00:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2015/12/novembers-nifty-pastels/#comment-922 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 19:38:58 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=3828#comment-922 In reply to Gailen Lovett.

Yes, Gailen, I had the same journey with Marlene’s piece! And yes to that happy feeling with Billie’s work. Glad you liked the choices this month. Funny how the choices that emerge are so different from month to month. That’s part of the joy of doing it for me. Such a variety of fabulous work out there!

Thanks Gailen for being such a constant commenter and reader of my blog. I’m looking forward to what the next year brings too!

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2015/12/novembers-nifty-pastels/#comment-921 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 19:34:50 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=3828#comment-921 In reply to Wendy.

Yay!!
Wendy, it was so fun to have a series of paintings of a similar subject but with very different takes on it rise to the surface within my selections.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2015/12/novembers-nifty-pastels/#comment-920 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 19:33:18 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=3828#comment-920 In reply to Kerry.

Thanks for letting us know your fav Kerry. And yes, Billie does have some fabulous (and funny) work!

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2015/12/novembers-nifty-pastels/#comment-919 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 19:32:27 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=3828#comment-919 In reply to Mary-Anne Boudreau.

Lovely observations on “They Call Me Eddie” Mary-Anne. So happy you have discovered the joy of using pastels. I look forward to seeing your more colourful animals 🙂

]]> By: Gailen Lovett https://www.howtopastel.com/2015/12/novembers-nifty-pastels/#comment-918 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:13:58 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=3828#comment-918 I really liked Marlene Rye’s explosive color and vaulted perspective. Her work is exciting and took me on a little journey upwards then held me there in the colorful treetop. Okay, I’m a sap for dogs – can’t help myself
so when I got to Billie Colson’s, “They Call Me Eddie” I was hooked. Her choice of colors and mark making kept me looking at that face for a while and ultimately left me with a happy feeling. Good choices this month. Looking forward to another year of your blog.
Happy Holidays Gail!

]]> By: Wendy https://www.howtopastel.com/2015/12/novembers-nifty-pastels/#comment-917 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 11:53:24 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=3828#comment-917 I enjoy your selections so much! This time I found the variations on landscapes so inspirational. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

]]> By: Kerry https://www.howtopastel.com/2015/12/novembers-nifty-pastels/#comment-916 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 10:09:57 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=3828#comment-916 “They Call Me Eddie,” by Billie J Colson, stands out for me. Thanks for the link to her website site – she has some fabulous work.

]]> By: Mary-Anne Boudreau https://www.howtopastel.com/2015/12/novembers-nifty-pastels/#comment-915 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 07:29:07 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=3828#comment-915 What beautiful paintings, all of them. The one that particularly appeals to me is Billy Colson’s “They Call Me Eddie”. The gorgeous colours in the background reflect onto the dog, adding to the rather mixed sad but relaxed and loving expression of Eddie.
I just discovered the joy of using pastels a couple of years ago and animals are my favourite subjects. This painting encourages me to use more colours to better portray the animal’s characteristics and feelings.

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