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A Great Way to Protect and Share Pastel Paintings
'Lowcountry Pleasures' 5x7 pastel ©Karen Margulisclick here to purchase $50 It's a Daily Painter Dilemma. How will I decide what paintings to share at my Open...
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The Importance of Backing Up
'Fire and Ice' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase here $95I'm back from a relaxing vacation. There is nothing like an ocean voyage on a half- full ship to fill you up. I...
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How To Make Great Ornaments From Paintings
'Winter Cardinal' 2.5 x 3.5 pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase for $15 click here I love collecting and painting small paintings. I call them minis. I have blogged about...
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Why You Should Try Your Unused Pastels
'Mystery on the Marsh' 19.5 x 25 pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase this painting on Etsy $450They sit in the box untouched. Pristine pastels surrounded by their well...
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My Favorite White Pastels
'A Walk in the Park' 12 x 12 pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase painting on Etsy $165I never use white pastels. Well.....maybe sometimes but very rarely do I ever...
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A Great Tip For Better Paintings with White
'Winter Creek' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable for purchase here $145White reflects color and white pastels attract color. It is inevitable. If you store your...
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How to Paint Christmas Lights with Pastels
'Magical Winter Nights' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase this painting $145 click here The evening was cold but it was magical at the Lincoln Park Zoo. It was mid...
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Taking a Collage Break...Inspired by Torn Paper
'Forest Music' 7x9 paper on canvas board ©Karen Margulisavailable $75I see now why my friends are addicted to their bits and pieces of paper. There is something warm...
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Interpreting a Reference Photo
'Walking in a Winter Wonderland' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $145I have taken over 30,000 photos in the last few years. That is a lot of reference material....
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Steps to a Commission: Part One How to Flatten Rolled Uart Paper
'Wildflower Study #1' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulis I am ending the year in a really big way! Big paintings are on my easel this week. I have been commissioned to...
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Steps to a Commission Part 2: Working on the Studies
'Wildflower Study #2' 8x10 pastel ©Karen MargulisYou wouldn't want to paint your whole house without testing the color. In the same way I wouldn't want to...
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Steps to a Commission Part Three: The Underpaintings
'Peaceful Meadow I' 30x40 pastel ©Karen MargulisThe big blank pieces of paper stared back at me from the easels. I put them side by side on my portable easels. The plan...
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Steps to a Commission Part Four: The Finished Paintings
'Peaceful Meadow II' 30x40 pastel ©Karen MargulisI think it must have been the music. Once I turned on the soundtrack to The Hundred Foot Journey and started painting,...
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Three Steps to a Large Painting
'Wetland Colors' 12x12 pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase painting here $195Sometimes things have a way of working out. I love when that happens. As I was working on my two...
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Simplifying a Green Landscape
'Simply Verdant' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available here $125Sometimes it is a matter of taking things away. Keep it simple. Less is More. It all sounds...
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Making Time for a Painting Break
'Fairyland' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulisclick here to purchase painting $145It can be done. Carving out some time to paint in the midst of the busy holiday...
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How to Paint a Gray Day
'Beauty on a Quiet Day' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulisclick here to purchase painting $145Rain is moving in. The sky has been filling in with dense clouds with wonderful...
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Capturing a Moment with Pastels
'The Dog Days of Winter' 10x10 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available for purchase on Etsy $155It was very cold and the snow was gently falling. I pulled back the...
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What makes a Good Painting Apron
'The Road Less Traveled' 6x6 pastel ©Karen Margulisclick here to purchase $75I wore the my last apron until it fell apart. It was my lucky apron. It was getting threadbare...
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Holiday Painting Break....Painting Santa
'Much Loved Santas' 6x8 pastel ©Karen Margulisclick here to purchase $75I am sticking to my routine of daily painting even though I am busy getting ready for company. It...
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