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Fistin’ Chalk Pastel Art Technique

What is fistin’? Some of you may think that I have dug deep into my Southern vernacular, but this is…
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I think that one of my most favorite subjects to paint with my pastels is clouds and the sky. There…
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Encouragement is the key! I want to share a bit of my story as an “artist-teacher” with you today. I…
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Nana shares a video of the very few, simple supplies for chalk pastel art! There aren’t many. Plus, don’t miss…
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Hello to my favorite artists from Nana at Hodgepodge! I have had a “bee in my bonnet” for months about…
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We begin today with an undersea ride on a seahorse! This is a fun pastel and you will need to…
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As a follow up to our recent trip to the Georgia Aquarium, we are going to have fun today drawing…
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Nana is here today to share how you can be an artist and paint motion with a waterfall tutorial… This…
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Naming every picture is a habit I learned from a teacher years ago who said, if you name your picture,…
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Pastel chalks are an easy and almost instantly rewarding way to introduce a student to creativity. And there is a…
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A dear reader, Mary, asked about beginning art with young children. She said, “Hi Tricia! I was reading your art…
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On a lazy afternoon at the beach the children and I decided to draw a sandpiper – after seeing these…
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It was almost biblical…six or eight cold boiled shrimp left from a feast at supper the night before. A hungry…
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