My Favourite Pastel Pencils

My Favourite Pastel Pencils

by | Jul 16, 2021 | Soft Pastel Supplies

My Favourite Pastel Pencils Many of my students ask me about which pastel pencils are the darkest, the softest, the brightest, the lightest  so I’ve put together this useful list of my favourite and most useful pastel pencils. But first off, lets talk about THE...

How To Sharpen Pastel Pencils

by | Feb 14, 2025 | Soft Pastel Tips

How To Sharpen Pastel Pencils If you’re fed up with spending good money on sharpeners that break ALL.THE.TIME Then learn how to sharpen your pastel pencils with a knife and sandpaper.   I’m sure you’d rather spend your money on pastel pencils...

How To Pastel Water Droplets

by | Jul 31, 2024 | In the Studio

Mastering the Art of Pastel: Water Droplets on a Swan How To Pastel Water Droplets On A Swan Pastelling water droplets is more about the preparation than the droplet itself. The trick to pastelling water droplets is in the preparation – it’s about what comes...

How To Clean Pastelmat

by | May 22, 2024 | Soft Pastel Tips

How To Clean Pastelmat There’s a popular myth that you have to start soft pastel with the best soft pastels money can buy.    (I use the best pastels money can buy because I’m creating commissions for my lovely client’s beloved family and pets.  They...
Your Art Space

Your Art Space

by | May 16, 2024 | Artist Advice, Soft Pastel Tips

Space For Your Art   Hello my lovely art friends, new and old!  Today I wanted to share with you one of the most useful ways to improve your art and that is regular practice.  It’s not ground breaking or new advice lol!  But how do you go about doing regular...

3 Tips For Starting A Pastel Painting

by | Mar 1, 2024 | In the Studio

3 tips for starting a pastel painting.   Really simple quick tips that can save you from feeling annoyed and frustrated once you’ve finished your painting.  And believe me, I know the frustration haha! Tip 1 Buy the frame first Tip 2: Add an extra 3-5mm to your...
Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits

by | Jan 26, 2024 | In the Studio

I’ve  been reading a book called Atomic Habits (currently No. 1 in the Amazon charts) and I have to say it’s one of the best self help books I’ve ever read!  I’m only a third of the way through and already there are two BIG take-aways that are...
Is It Cheating To Trace?

Is It Cheating To Trace?

by | May 26, 2023 | Artist Advice

Tracing in art is an emotive subject and some people get upset about it.  However, I’m happy to say that I don’t get upset about it, instead I embrace it.  And why not?   So let’s start with the question why shouldn’t you trace? There are only...