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Friday, February 21, 2020

Plein Air Pastel Demo Reviewed

Several years ago I was asked to create a demo for the Art Instruction Blog.  It was fun to do and looking back at it now, I haven't changed techniques very much. 

The City of Rocks near Silver City, New Mexico is such an amazing place.  I felt it a worthwhile revisit.

City of Rocks
Pastel on Colourfix Sanded Paper
9 x 12 inches
Framed in a burgundy colored, wooden plein air frame.

Click on the link below to go to the Art Instruction blog to see the demo.  They have many good posts and instruction.  It is a very informative and reliable site.

https://www.artinstructionblog.com/plein-air-painting-with-pastels-city-of-rocks#more-388

There are more demos and videos on this blog, click on Videos and Demos above.

5 comments:

Joan Tavolott said...

Lovely light in this!!! It looks like a wonderful place to do plein air. I enjoyed seeing your demo.

hmuxo said...

What a beautiful painting.... I saved the link to the demos and videos for tomorrow...

Jo Castillo said...

Joan, thank you. The City of Rocks is such a wonder. It is out in the flats, several miles from any mountains. The area is about a mile square. The rocks just plopped down from someplace. The altitude is 5200 feet which is about a mile, too. Interesting.

Thanks, hmuxo. It is such a calming place.

Jennifer Rose said...

if rocks could talk i'm sure they would have a tale or two to tell

Jo Castillo said...

Jennifer Rose, don't you know it. Thanks.


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I Grew up in a small town , Magdalena, New Mexico. I enjoy art and the pleasure other people get from my work. I always donate some of my sales and art to charities, especially for children. That started in Bolivia with Para los Niños. "I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." -- Winston Churchill

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