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The Secret to an Affordable Painting Trip
'Chamisa Impressions' 8x10 pastel plein air ©Karen Margulisavailable for purchase $150I am always looking for tips that make travel more affordable. The more I can...
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On Seeing Colors....Is Dried Grass Brown?
'Autumn Comes to the Island' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase here $150 How fortunate we are as artists. Even something as mundane as dried grasses can be seen as...
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How to be Always Ready to Paint
'Peaceful Oasis' 4x6 plein air pastel ©Karen Margulis $40Sometimes Simple is Best. Simple gets it done. If things are simple and easy to do....chances are we will do...
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The Benefits of Painting Without Glasses...and when it's time to put them...
'Here Comes the Sun' 8.5 x 11.5 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $145 Painting this tree gave me fits! I was very close to throwing it on the pile. I don't give up...
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Confessions of a Seasonal Painter
'Reflection' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $145I am a seasonal painter. I love painting the landscape in every season. Every season has moments that inspire me....
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Workshop Advice: Put on Your 'What If' Hat
'Pink Symphony' 11x14 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable here $165 I can happen to all of us. Stage fright. Performance anxiety. Fear of Failure. Going to a workshop can be...
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Creating a Mood with Underpainting Colors
'Another Peaceful Day' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $150 click here The possibilities are endless. I approach each blank piece of paper with eager anticipation....
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Fun with Watercolor Underpaintings
'Reverie' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $145 It was about time for some underpainting fun! I used to begin most of my pastel paintings with some kind of wet...
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Studio Essential: Sticky Notes Help Improve Paintings
'The Cloud' 18x24 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $500 Sticky Notes get a lot of use in my studio. I leave my notes everywhere. They help me stay on...
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Three Tips for Collecting Blog Post Ideas
'Crossing Over' 16x20 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $250 Sometimes the painting inspires the blog post. Sometimes a blog post inspires a painting....
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Simplify Autumn Trees with Clear Gesso
'Call Me Crimson' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $145 It's a toss up between autumn and spring. Both are challenging to paint. There is so much color and...
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Tips for More Lyrical Trees
'October's Song' 11.5 x 16 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $175 Skyholes and Lyrical Limbs. Two of the things that I concentrate on when painting trees. When a...
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Remember This When Painting Sky Holes
'Celebration' 12x18 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $145Last night we all moaned and groaned about sky holes. "They are a pain!"" I never get them right!""I just don't...
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The Importance of Knowing Your Landscapes
'Distant Red' 11x14 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $145Sometimes the location matters. Sometimes getting the details correct matter. Details such as the...
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Finding Inspiration in Familiar Places
'Storm's End' 18x24 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $500 I am starting to see a pattern. I am returning over and over again to the same subjects. I am inspired...
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Changing the Mood of a Landscape Painting
' Autumn Moods' 12x18 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $150It was a blustery autumn day. The heat was on and it was warm and cozy in my studio. I was...
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Painting My World Art Adventure: Pastel Workshop in Finland
'Dreams of Summers to Come' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $145I am taking my pastels on the road this summer! First New Mexico, then France with...
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Choosing the Sky Color in a Landscape Painting
'Autumn Warm Up' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available for purchase $145 Which comes first, the sky or the land? Do I choose the sky color and key the land to...
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A Great Little Sketchbook for Thumbnails
'Bring On the Birds' 11x14 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $165 I am always looking for better ways to take my medicine. The medicine of Doing My...
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Another Good Reason for Using Bad Photos
'Oldtimers' 11x14 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $145Color gets all the glory. When color in a painting is working we are intrigued. Color can draw us to...
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