by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Apr 28, 2021 | Case Studies
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...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Apr 28, 2021 | Case Studies
I hadn’t drawn anything for well over ten years and certainly not in colour – I was strictly a graphite pencil artist except when forced otherwise in school art classes! Then the 2020 lockdown hit and I decided to learn something new. I couldn’t go to a shop and...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Apr 28, 2021 | Case Studies
“My real turning point was Sue Kerrigan-Harris’ 5-day soft pastel challenge!” I started pastel painting in April 2020 after 60 years of believing that I didn’t have an artistic bone in my body. My first teacher was Emma Hunt from west Cumbria. I started...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Feb 6, 2021 | Soft Pastel Tips
How do you watch yours? Leave me a comment and let me kniw what you do 😊 Did you know that there’s not just one way to watch an art video tutorial? And anyway you choose is the right way! The format of my online classes starts with anyone...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Jan 21, 2021 | Soft Pastel Tips
Is Soft Pastel Art a Drawing or a Painting? A Drawing, A Painting or A Pastel – What do you call Art in the Pastel Medium? Did you expect a simple answer? 😅 Well, it kind of is and kind of isn’t. Clear as mud? Okay, let me explain. 🤓 Soft Pastel can be a...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Jan 18, 2021 | Soft Pastel Tips
How to Keep Yourself & Your Pastel Art Clean – 7 Top Tips A common complaint about soft pastels I hear time and time again is about getting messy! Pastels can be messy on your hands but you don’t need to be messy everywhere else. I am the most untidy person...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Jan 12, 2021 | Personal Growth
I remember clearly how I felt in the early days of my art journey, struggling to find information to help me do better art with soft pastel. I lacked confidence in my art in epic proportions but I was so passionate about improving.  I had so many questions,...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | May 11, 2020 | In the Studio
Can a critique help you improve your pet portraits? Obviously‌ ‌I’m‌ ‌going‌ ‌to‌ ‌say‌ ‌YES‌ ‌-‌ ‌a ‌critique‌ of your pet portrait ‌can‌ ‌help‌ ‌you‌ ‌improve‌ ‌because‌ ‌I‌ ‌am‌ ‌an‌ ‌art‌ ‌tutor,‌ ‌both‌ ‌private‌ ‌tuition‌ ‌and‌ ‌weekly‌ ‌classes‌ ‌and‌ ‌more‌...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | May 21, 2019 | Soft Pastel Tips
How to Frame a Pastel Portrait A lot of people ask me how to frame a pastel painting so I have written this post to show you how I do it. I use Acid free materials because my commissions are designed to last a life time. You can choose to use different materials. ...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Apr 7, 2019 | Personal Growth
I Didn’t Draw For 3 Years Someone once said my art wasn’t very good. I thought it was great, really great, my best! She said it didn’t look like the celebrity I was referring to and I gave up art on the spot for 3 years!! My world came tumbling...
