by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Jan 13, 2023 | In the Studio
What are you struggling with most in your art? This is a question I asked in my Soft Pastel Facebook Group. The response was huge!! There were some repeating responses. But you know what? I’ve struggled with all the same things in the past and present and...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Dec 15, 2022 | In the Studio
I was delighted to meet Licey a couple of weeks ago in my Soft Pastel Facebook group. We were discussing blending tools and she told me she is blind. This is something close to my heart as I nearly lost the sight in one of my eyes in 2010. I was really interested...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Nov 7, 2022 | In the Studio
Tips for choosing the best pastel paper The truth about paper for soft pastel…? It’s the most important part of the whole process, even as a beginner, actually, especially as a beginner. Because the paper can be the difference between loving and hating...
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 | Mar 19, 2019 | In the Studio
I can remember well what it was like to be a beginner to soft pastel and how confused I was by all the different materials on the market, which paper to use, which pastels and why I should use them and how to protect my work once complete. That is why I decided to...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Mar 1, 2019 | In the Studio
First Soft Pastel Class 2018 What an exciting day! My new Pastel And Drawing Skills weekly class in Marchwood started.  I love teaching, I used to be a teacher in a special needs school and a private tutor. For me, there is little that is more satisfying than...
