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Elizabeth Mowry Workshop Day 3
'Winter Walk' 12x12 pastel ©Karen MargulisToday was the last day of the workshop and we sure did fit a lot of painting and information into three days. Credit goes to Elizabeth...
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Dealing with Green in a Pastel Painting
'Feeling the Peace' 6x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis $75Green is upon us here in the Southeast. We live in the Land of Green here in Georgia and I look forward to my trip to the...
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The Right Attitude for Painting
'Marsh of Dreams' 7.5 x 9.5 pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase on Etsy $75 I have always believed that being fearless is the way to approach painting. Whether you are a beginner or a...
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3 Reasons Why it is Great to be a Landscape Painter
'Unexpected Beauty' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase painting on Etsy $145 1. Landscape painters see things that many others miss. We are extra sensitive and tuned into the...
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Practicing the 'What If' Attitude
'Flowers by the Roadside' 8x 7 3/4" pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase on Etsy $65I took the day off yesterday and took a drive up to Lake Hiawassee in North Carolina. Michael and I...
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Going to IAPS? Who Wants to Trade ATCs?
'Summer Dreams' 2.5 x 3.5 pastel ©Karen MargulisIt occurred to me in the shower today (where I get most of my ideas) that the IAPS convention would be a great opportunity to trade...
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Painting on a Road Trip...Follow Along with Me!
'Desert Dreams' 24x36 pastel ©Karen Margulis The time has finally arrived. After two years of planning and dreaming, our road trip to the Southwest is here. Just a few more last...
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Tips for Painting a Sunset
'Quiet Evening' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis $145 EtsyI am looking forward to the wide open spaces of the Southwest. I am hopeful for some gorgeous sunsets. I remember when we took...
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Packing Supplies for an Art Trip
'Red Rocks Calling' 24x36 pastel ©Karen Margulis I feel like I have been packing for a year! There is a lot to consider when you will be away for close to a month. And my travel...
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Blogging on a Road Trip with Blogsy
'Big Sky' 13x18 pastel ©Karen MargulisI'm traveling light. And for the first time I will not be taking my laptop on a trip. I will only have my iPad. I have taken trial runs. I...
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On the Road Day 1
'Morning at the Taos Pueblo' 8x10 pastel ©Karen MargulisWe arrived safely tonight in Conway Arkansas after a long day on the road. Luckily we left the bad weather in Atlanta so the ride was easy until...
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Blooms,Barns and Birds...Day 2 on the Road
Another long day on the road as we drove across Oklahoma and into Texas. No time to paint but we took a little detour for some of the best scenery of the drive. After road fatigue from too many miles...
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In New Mexico and had to Paint!
'Distant Mountains'. 5x7. Pastel It only took us 10 1/2 hours to make a 4 hour drive and we enjoyed every minute! That's the way we like to travel...no particular place to stop. We are just stop where...
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Dragonflies and Lavender....Our Day in Albuquerque
'When Lavender Blooms'. 5x7. PastelWe wanted to see dragonflies and lavender today and we saw neither. Well at least not a lot of them. But we had a wonderful day as we always do. We spent the...
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Gone Painting...Another Day in Albuquerque
'Desert Color'. 5x7. PastelToday we had no plans. So when Stan Sperlak invited us to go painting with him,Kim Lordier and a few other artists I haven't met, we were excited. We weren't ready as early...
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My Day at IAPS...Bill Creevy Workshop
'The Watcher'. 11x14. PastelIt was a pastel marathon for me today at the IAPS convention. We started out our day with Mike Beeman joining us for breakfast. It was great to meet him! Next onto the...
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Reporting from IAPS ...The Candy Store!
'Evening Along the Rio Grande'. 5x7. PastelWe took the day off from workshops so we could do some exploring and visit the trade show without the crowds. In the morning we went back to another section...
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Blue Skies and Hollyhocks...Last Day in Albuquerque
'Old Town Hollyhocks'. 5x7. PastelIt is a bittersweet day. Time to leave Albuquerque and my pastel friends but excited to get back on the road. Our adventure truly begins today! It has been wonderful...
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Hillerman Mystery? Our Day in Canyon de Chelly
'Where the Raven Flies'. 5x7. PastelPainting at the Antelope Ruins OverlookIt all began at Window Rock. I am a huge Tony Hillerman fan so being in Navajo country is like having his mystery novels...
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A Room with a View...Monument Valley
'Spirit Land'. 5x7. Pastel'Beauty Before Us'. 5x7. PastelIf there ever was a million dollar view, we have found it. It's here in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park at the View Hotel. We left Canyon...
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