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13 comments:

1. Kathleen, 12. January 2012, 23:50
   

   I love the photo of your pastel box!

   Good luck with your ‘squealy’ treatment. Hope it helps.

    
2. Marie, 13. January 2012, 5:15
   

   What a great collection of pastels! Good luck with the therapy I hope it’s doing some good.
   Here’s to a great season of new classes.

    
3. diane, 13. January 2012, 6:30
   

   ou sure must be a good teacher. The students have done some great pieces. Good luck for next term.

    
4. Fran, 13. January 2012, 7:42
   

   i’m glad you are starting to get better. keep up the physio. squealy? lol. there’s something magical about an old paintbox whether it be pastels or oils etc. enjoy your weekend class

    
5. Karen, 13. January 2012, 8:44
   

   What a super talented bunch of students you have Cindy (must be the teacher). There were a couple I couldn’t enlarge, like the one in the top right hand corner, which I would have liked to have seen a close up of. They are all doing amazing jobs – hope all goes well at your workshop tomorrow!!!

    
6. Elaine, 13. January 2012, 8:45
   

   Hi Cindy, What pastels do you use the most? Do you have a preference? I can see a few Rembrandts in your collection.
   Hope your injury is better before classes start!

    
7. Bren, 13. January 2012, 9:11
   

   Those are well loved pastels and they have helped produce some amazing art. You have such talented students and I’m sure this round is going to be just as amazing. have fun and good luck on that pastel clean up!

    
8. Cindy, 13. January 2012, 11:14
   

   Thanks everyone!

   Kathleen, these are just the top 2 drawers of my psatel box – there’s another 75% of my pastels not shown and need attention before the workshop tomorrow. Listen out for more squeals this afternoon….

   Marie, collecting art supplies is my weakness…I can always justify new ones though! Good luck with your classes this year as well.

   Diane, everyone can paint – I just help draw it out (no pun intended!)

   Fran, the physio reckons you’ll be able to hear me from several suburbs away. I need a bullet to bite down on or something. And yes I love used art boxes, palettes etc. I think there is nothing sadder than a pristine set of paints waiting to be used.

   Karen, sorry about that – I’m not really good with too much HTML, trying to get all the pics aligned was a challenge in istself – I think that’s where the enlarging thing goes awry. I may go back and just insert them full size into the post. LOTS of chocolate ready for tomorrow!

   Elaine, I use mainly 3 types, a hard, medium & soft (even though they say they are all soft pastels). Rembrandts are the hardest, Art Spectrum are medium (great for Aussie landscape colours), and Schminke for the final touches as they are whipped cream soft. Pastel Pencils, Derwent & Carbothello, are great for detail.

   Bren, yes they are much loved. I have some favourite ones that have long since lost their labels, and are now just tiny fragments, but I still use them. Some people grind them up, mix with a little water and make new pastels out of them. I might give it a go.

    
9. Rita McGregor, 13. January 2012, 11:57
   

   I’m excited about your classes starting just because I am always shockingly amazed at how talented your students are–or how well you teach, I should say.

   Good luck with the cleaning out old faithful and your therapy! Can hardly wait to see pictures of the class!

    
10. Rosa, 13. January 2012, 14:25
    

    Can I come too? About to start a pastel portrait myself, but sounds much more fun doing it with your lot. Long way to commute though (Sydney). Oh well, ho hum. Have fun guys. Rosa xx

     
11. Kel, 13. January 2012, 14:38
    

    what a great photo of some of your pastel trays
    what fun your students must have getting to choose from so many colours

     
12. Cindy, 13. January 2012, 15:00
    

    Rita, they are a lovely bunch to teach, and so enthusiastic. It’s going to be a stinking hot day tomorrow, so I’m sure we’ll be looking a little hot and bothered, with melted chocolate all over us as well as pastel!

    Rosa! How are you?? Would love to see what you do with a pastel portrait. Have you been painting lots?
    Yes, the commute could be a little wearying…..

    Kel, I try and keep my long sticks in the pastel trays, otherwise I use the little trays you get with pre-packaged meals (My son is a convenience curry fiend at times!) I must try and get a photo of all the pastels together. Wide angle lense required I think……

     
13. cinderellamoments, 14. January 2012, 10:55
    

    Your pastel box is art! I love it!
    All those people are soooo talented. Wow!
    xoxo
    Caroline

     

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