Pastel Journal - USA (2019-08)

Dramatic Sky The key to a dramatic sky is simply allowing it to take center stage; all the remaining parts of the landscape must ...

Skill Builders The Last Gasp (16x16) Sunset Sky Sunsets are notorious for their flamboyant colors. A believable sunset is all ab ...

Sunny Sky I like tobeplayfulwithpaintingsof sunny days,butI neverwanttobecute or cliché.Usingbitsofcolorclosein value throughout ...

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JURORS & CATEGORIES LANDSCAPE+ INTERIOR W.TRUMANHOSNER ABSTRACT+ NON-OBJECTIVE COLETTEODYASMITH PORTRAIT+ FIGURE CUONGNGUYEN ...

kip Whitcomb’s pastel, Ascension (at right), is a marked departure from the 19th-century idea of the sublime. You’ll find no lev ...

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THE TRAILHEAD Whitcomb’s love of the Western landscape began on a ranch in Colorado. Though he drew as a child, art wasn’t a via ...

had some work to give him, but said he got the impression that what Whitcomb really wanted to be was a painter. A series of intr ...

And he wasn’t the only one. “Everyone was so gracious and giving of their time,” Whitcomb says. “People introduced me to dealers ...

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a wry smile, Jacob told him to get his paint box together, saying, “We’ll go up in the hills and do some painting.” Whitcomb lau ...

way to get some practice—getting something down fast, nailing a lighting effect—but the danger is falling into predictable pat- ...

Whitcomb often explores an idea with multiple thumb- nail sketches. He speaks of them almost as friends. “If we’re just not spea ...

Celebratedoutdoorpainter SkipWhitcomb(skipwhitcomb. com)hasreceivednumerousawards forhislandscapepaintingsinoil andpastel,includ ...

OREGONARTISTAMANDAHOUSTONFINDSHERCREATIVEVOICE THROUGH HER LOVE OF CLOUDS AND DRAMATIC SKIES. By Robert K. Carsten Cloud Chasing ...

“I HAVE A STRONG, EMOTIONAL CONNECTION TO SKIES,” says Amanda Houston. “They affect my mood, energy level and overall well-being ...

ProfessionalProfessional DevelopmentDevelopment Beforebecominga painter,Houstonhada highlysuccessfulcorporatecareerforalmost 20 ...

thewaterreflectionhighlightsfrom thesky.There’ssomuchgoingonin thatskythatit makesyoureyewant todanceallaround,enjoyingeach quad ...

On Message “Itrytousea widerangeofvalues,goingasdarkasI canandthenbackingupfromthere,”saysHouston.“By groundingmypaintingsinrich ...