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When Your Underpainting Speaks
'Wild and Free' 5x7 oil ©Karen Margulisavailable $75Sometimes a painting will speak. I have to remind myself to listen because it might have something good to say....
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Paint with Me in Chicago...and Learn about Underpaintings
'Silent Journey' 10 x 10 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $165I have been collecting your underpainting questions. They have really helped me clarify the mystery that surrounds a...
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Behind the Scenes: Step by Step to a Large Painting
'Solitude' 5x7 oil on panel ©Karen Margulisavailable $75January has become a very busy month. I started the month with nothing happening except my participation in the 30...
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Be Open to Inspiration for a Painting... pastel demo
'Prairie Winter' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $150Sometimes it is a simple thing. One look and the seeds to a painting are planted. When this happens to me I try to act on...
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Try Something Different for Pastel Underpaintings
'Simple Pleasures' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $150 I met an artist with a fantastic goal. He'd made a list of every medium. He was going down the list creating a piece of...
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Behind the Scenes: Warm Up Exercises for Painting Large
'A Special Kind of Quiet' 18x24 pastel ©Karen MargulisThe fun continues. The plan was to paint two of the commission paintings every day until I am finished. They are taking...
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When Should You Stop Taking Art Workshops?
'Winter Forest' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $150Are you ever too experienced to take a Painting workshop? Or maybe you feel your aren't good enough yet to pay for a...
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How to Find Simple Shapes in a Painting
'Cliff Edge' 5x7 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $75Big. Simple. Shapes. I repeat these three words when I start any new painting. It is so easy to get caught up in the details....
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A Beautiful Mess...Making Sense of a Messy Palette
'Fall Fantasy' 5x7 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $75It happens every couple of weeks. I start out with a clean slate....or clean butcher trays! I like to begin a new...
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Pastel Demo: Nantucket Island Meadow on Canson
'Watching Life Unfold' 18x24 pastel ©Karen MargulisSometimes you have to heed the call. I am in the middle of my acrylic panel project but I happened upon one of my Nantucket...
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A Simple Tip to Improve Watercolor Underpaintings
'Just Add Sunshine' 6x6 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $75I read about a great watercolor tip yesterday and had to give it a try. The watercolorists out there will probably laugh at...
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Choosing the Right Painting Music
'Southern Spring' 8x10 pastel ©Karen MargulissoldMy paintings have soundtracks. I can look at a painting and hear the music that I was playing when I painted it. When I have...
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How To Get it All Done....Reflections on the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
January Oil Paintings all 5x7 on panel ©Karen Margulisavailable on Daily Paintworks Auction $30 starting bidWhat is it they say about the best laid plans? I began the month of January with...
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From Small to Large....Painting Big Pastels
Study for Summer Song 6x8 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $95Today was wrap up day. The month of January has been a whirlwind of painting and emailing and working out details of my big...
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When Inspiration Strikes: How to Decide What to Paint
'Return to Iceland' 14x18 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $165I think this a problem worthy of a series. It is something we all face....how to decide what to paint. Sometimes...
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Every Artist Should Try This..Variation on a Theme
'Blue Sky on a Summer Day' 5x7 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $75If you do this you will never be at a loss for painting material. If you do this you will stretch and grow as an...
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So You Want to Try Pastels....Three Suggestions
'Limitless' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $150 I have three simple suggestions for success with pastels. You want to give soft pastels a try or maybe you have but didn't...
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Exploring Pastels without Color
'River Study' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $125It really is all about the touch. Yesterday I shared three suggestions for a successful start with pastels. My first suggestion...
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Choosing Paper for Pastel Painting
'Meadow Light' 13 x 18 pastel on Uart ©Karen Margulisavailable $175Paper choice does matter. Pastels perform differently on various types of paper so when you are starting out it...
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Unexpected Underpainting Colors
'River of Peace' 18x24 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $450I don't know why I haven't used this color before now. It is one of my favorite colors but I have never used it for...
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