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Hello Sweden....The Painting Adventure Continues
'Evening Comes Late'. 5x7. Pastel. Karen Margulis I had no plans and no expectations. Sometimes it is more fun that way. I decided to come to Sweden to visit my friend Riley. She has been wanting to...
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Exploring Sweden ...The Flowers are Calling
'Just Before the Rain'. 5x7. Pastel. Karen MargulisFlowers are everywhere I look. I really didn't know what to expect about the landscape in Sweden. But I can say that I love it. Flowers are...
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Another Amazing Day in Sweden
'Day's End'. 5x7. Pastel. Karen MargulisI would have pinched myself if I could. I was busy concentrating on riding the bike down the forest path. I had not been on a bike in years but here I was in...
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Sweden Continues....Visiting a Farm and New Friends
'The Tree In the Back'. 5x7. Pastel. Karen MargulisIt was a low key day. We had spent the last few days on the road from early morning until late evening. It is easy to do when it is daylight until...
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A Heat Wave and a Castle...My Sweden Adventure Continues
A Sketch of Ekanas Castle. Ink and watercolor. 4x6We had plenty of time to sketch the castle during the magic hour. The magic hour lasts for hours in summer. Even though the castle is just a stone's...
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A Day in the Enchanted Forest
'The Enchanted Forest'. 5x7. Pastel. Karen MargulisI spent the day in the shadow of the castle. It was a low key day spent relaxing and painting. We began the morning with a tour of the castle. It was...
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Last Day in Sweden ...Inks and Trains
It was my last day in Sweden. Time to pack and switch gears. Next I travel to Finland where I will be teaching a workshop. The adventure continues! I had some time this morning before my train to...
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Painting in Finland...Before the Workshop
'On the Train to Vaasa'. 2.5 x 3.5. Pastel study Karen Margulis I am remembering my Finnish grandmother. She was actually the grandmother of my best friend. As children we spent a lot of time under...
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Finland Workshop a Day 1...inside From the Rain
'Flowers in the North'. 8x10. Pastel. Karen Margulis We are in Vaasa Finland. The artists are an international group. We have Sweden, Germany, England, Finland and the U.S. represented. Everyone speaks...
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Finland Workshop Day 3 ... The Sun Arrives
'Evening Shimmer'. 8x10. Pastel. Karen MargulisIt has been a cold and wet summer in Finland. The first two days of the workshop this pattern continued. We stayed inside. We worked hard though and many...
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Finland Workshop ... Our Last Day
'Birches by the Sea'. 8x10. Pastel. Karen MargulisIt's always good to have a Plan B. The weather for the last day of the workshop was supposed to be good. Sunshine all day. We were going to paint in...
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Last Days in Finland
'Morning at the Summer House'. 8x10. Pastel. Karen MargulisTime has passed quickly yet has also stood still. Our four day workshop passed in a blink of the eye yet we felt like we were together as...
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What Happens to Pastels After 6 Weeks of Travel
'Summer Enchantment' 5 x 11.5 plein air pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $75I am home. It has been a whirlwind of travel beginning in June with two weeks in New...
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Traveling with Pastel Paintings....The Results
'The Trees of Mauvaines' 5x7 plein air pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available $75 The final count is in. I painted 80 paintings while I was in Europe. Some were tiny. A few were large....
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The Value of Plein Air Painting
'The Tide Comes Quickly' 8x10 plein air pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase painting here $125I knew it already but a valuable lesson was reinforced. Painting outside from...
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A Sneak Peek at New Pastel Paper
'Summer Fields' 5 x 9.5 pastel ©Karen Margulispurchase painting on Etsy $75This is just a tease. I don't know anything about it really. I don't know when it will be...
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New Paper and an Unexpected Technique!
'Summer Gold' 5 x 9.5 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting available on Etsy $75I examined the new piece of paper with excitement. Too bad it was only a small piece. There...
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A Tip for Dealing with a Frustrating Painting...and Day!
'The Cows Next Door' 5x7 plein air pastel ©Karen Margulisclick here to purchase $75Today was one of those days. It didn't go as planned. It was supposed to be a...
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How to Practice Art and the Art of Relaxation
'Caribbean Blues' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $125 "Do today what you plan to do tomorrow" This was the sage advice given to my husband Michael and me while...
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Painting Paris: Impressions of France
'Paris Along the Seine' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulispainting is available $150It was an epic adventure. I've been home a week now and starting to digest it all. It...
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