Into the world of colours (2). Looking for the Jam of the artist
Winter is almost finishing but it still is here and colors are everywhere. It is time for Tangerines and Oranges!! Especially, a time to make my great Tangerine Jam! One of the 4 favorites marmalades...
View Article3rd International Biennial Pastel d´Opale, France (2)
I enjoyed a lot visiting the area and the surroundings. Boulogne sur Mer is located in the highest part of France, on the Cote d’Opale. Next to the English Channel. Near the coasts and the beaches of...
View ArticleA day full of colours…
This was one of those days when everything shines and all has more color. With my family, we were lucky to be able to enjoy this day and spend it all along on the south coast of France, near the Parc...
View ArticleRecycling soft Pastels
Like most of the pastelists out there I also keep lots of tiny pieces of soft Pastel. What can we do with them? Can we recycle them? I keep them selected by color ranges. Many small pieces into a lot...
View ArticleEaster Eggs
I love traditions! And since we are a mixed family with different roots, we have and celebrate a lot of them at home! One of our favorites is the Christian Orthodox Easter. That celebration comes from...
View ArticleFollowing the steps of Van Gogh in La Provence
I have always dreamed of visiting La Provence and take a tour following the steps of Vincent Van Gogh. One of my favorite painters. One painter that had a big impact on me in my youth. I admired his...
View ArticleIn the “Ochre heart” of Provence, Roussillon, part 1
In the Ochre heart of Provence, Roussillon. Following the colors, I arrived in Roussillon. The land of Ochres. A trip has many meanings. In the Cambridge dictionary, we read; “a journey in which you go...
View ArticleIn the “Ochre heart” of Provence, Roussillon, part 2
After visiting the mines, we took the car and not far away, only two kilometers, we found the old Mathieu factory. An old ocher factory, which produced about 1,000 tons of material a year, until 1963....
View ArticleHappy Easter!!
On these dates, we always celebrate the Orthodox Easter at home and paint colored eggs all together, around the table, with the materials on hand. Since we are under a quarantine in Spain these days...
View ArticleNew Pastel portrait painting process on my YouTube channel, working with...
This is the last Soft Pastel portrait video I made for my Youtube Instructional channel. I have decided to edit this video in a different way this time. It goes slower than the others and it is also...
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