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Behind the Scenes: Painting the Poppies of Normandy
'We Keep the Faith' 8x12 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $165It is Memorial Day weekend. I will be painting poppies. I am going to dedicate my paintings to the brave men...
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Inspiration from a Poem Poppies #2
'Signal to the Skies' 9x18 pastel ©Karen Margulissold I was inspired by a line in a poem. I am working on my Memorial Day poppy series and I was searching for a painting titles when I...
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A Simple Tip for Painting White Flowers
'Freedom' 15 x 20 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $275I call it 'Turning on the Lights'. It is my favorite part of the painting process. It is when the painting start to come to...
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Three Decisions to Make When Starting a New Painting
'Flying Free' 6.5 x 12.5 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $175The Poppy series continues today with more experimentation and play. I had the perfect reference photo for the painting...
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Quick Video: Painting Light Over Dark
'Simple Pleasures' 12x12 pastel ©Karen MargulisIt was a great question. I love questions from my blog readers and this one deserved a visual answer. So I did a very quick...
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Pack a Summer Sketchbook!
'Life in the Woods' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $165I am packing light for my upcoming trip to Iceland. Well as light as I possibly can and still have all the art...
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Advice for Rescuing a Failed Painting
'Music of the Marsh' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $165It was a pearl of wisdom. Just a sentence but it was just the bit of advice I needed to hear. How many times do we...
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Fun with the First Coast Pastel Society
The sky was amazing all weekend and so were the artists of the First Coast Pastel Society! I was honored to be the judge of their Members exhibition in Ponte Vedre Beach, Florida. Wow! I was blown away...
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Iceland Art Adventure...A Great Start!
It is day 2 of my Iceland Art Adventure. It is almost midnight but still light outside. I don't have trouble sleeping while it is...
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Touring and Painting...Iceland Art Adventure Continues
It was the a perfect day. Not the weather...but I'm in Iceland and I was prepared for wind, clouds and cold. And Elinros and I both agreed the weather added drama to an already dramatic landscape! The...
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A Little Rain and A Lot of Painting
It must be the time change. I'm not on my usual schedule and before I know it it is midnight and I haven't written a blog post! I have also been quite busy. It's been raining the last couple of days so...
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The Studio by the Sea...Painting in Iceland
I still am in awe of the light here in Iceland. The sun sets at midnight and rises around three so it never really gets dark. It's more like an extended twilight. I've made it a point to take a picture...
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A Plein Air Outing in Iceland with a Surprise Visitor
The sun finally made an appearance with the arrival of Stan Sperlak to Iceland. Stan is here with his son Joe to lead a Painter's Passport expedition. It was purely a coincidence that our time in...
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Painting the Trees of Iceland
'Forest Interlude' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $150I am back home from a wonderful adventure immersed in Iceland and Art. I have so much to share and can't wait to...
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The First Thing to Do After a Painting Trip
'Summer in Iceland' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $150I have a routine now. When I return home from a painting trip there is a certain order in the way I do things to get...
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Seeing Iceland ...Through an Artist's Eyes part one
'Undiscovered Beauty' 16.5 x 9.5 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $175Enjoy my Iceland travelog. This is part one. I will be sharing my writings and paintings inspired by my recent...
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A Lesson in Simultaneous Contrast
'Epic Wishes' 12 x 12 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $165 I love it when I can put a lesson to good use. When we are learning how to paint we amass so much information. Our heads...
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An Easy Way to Reuse Pastel Paper...and Iceland Travelog part 2
'Making Friends' 12x12 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable $165I wanted some paper with texture. My subject was a wild and wooly Icelandic sheep. A textured surface would be perfect to...
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The Benefit of Real Life Observation
'Down by the Sea' 9x12 pastel ©Karen MargulissoldI had to go down to the sea. I spent over a week perched on the bluff overlooking a mesmerizing view of the sea. I took many photos....
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Tips for Painting Lupines
'Lupines in Iceland' 5x7 pastel ©Karen Margulisavailable on DailyPaintworks auction hereI was enchanted by the lupines in Iceland. Maybe because they are my favorite color. I am drawn...
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