ART BLOG
If you’ve read my website you’ll have discovered I’m dyslexic so I expect you can appreciate that blogging is not my favourite way to pass the day. BUT here it is worts and all. May you forgive my enimitable grammer and typos!
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 BEST PASTEL PENCIL BRAND The brand...
Black Labrador Fur in Soft Pastel
My online class members have been asking me to do a black dog fur tutorial for a while now because black dog fur can be quite a tricky effect to achieve. However, they surprised me when I asked them this question: "What do you find hardest about black dog fur?" I...
Framing Instructions
Yay! You've finished your pastel painting and you've handed it to your customer who completely adores it, well done! But did you give your customer Framing Instructions? It doesn't matter if they are going to take it to a professional framer or frame it themselves,...
Artist Contract
Hello there dear Artist, I want to share something with you. But, you know, this doesn't happen often, but when it does it makes you sad and doubt yourself and your skills and you feel completely yuck inside. What am I talking about? An unhappy customer who wants...
Student Spotlight – Barbara Camelford
This month I wanted to show you Barbara Camelford's art. Barbara has been following my tutorials since November and in the last 2 months her work has come on leaps and bounds! The kitten and the monochrome man tutorials in particular. Barbara had no previous soft...
Soft Pastel For Beginners
You’ve found the right place to enjoy a new journey discovering the delights of soft pastel for beginners. I’m so happy to be able to share my knowledge with you! My name is Sue Kerrigan-Harris and I'm a Professional Artist and Art Tutor with a passion for soft...
Jane Stewart – Rising Star
" "Sue’s tuition is first class, really well detailed with excellent hints, tips & instruction along the way." My pastel art journey began in June 2020. Having retired the previous year I decided I was going to try pastel as a medium and started collecting some...
Wendy Reynolds – Hidden Talent
I first met Wendy at my 2018 Hampshire Open Studios. Wendy was really keen to have a go at using Soft Pastel so I invited her to join my beginners day workshop. This is Wendy's experience below. Wendy definitely discovered a hidden talent at my workshop and...
Michelle White – New to Pastel
My learning journey painting with pastel has been amazing! I have been drawing all my life but I had to put my art on hold whilst I bought up my children. In September 2020 my mum encouraged me to try soft pastel. I have learned so much, improved so fast and it's...
Laura Parslow – New Pastel Artist!
I started using pastels during the first COVID lockdown in 2020 and joined Sue’s group at the start of the second. I had no formal training for my art and using Sue’s tutorials I lave learned so much. Much of my learning with Sue was basic, like how to sharpen my...
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