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kitty wallis kitty wallis pastel artist inventor and manufacturer of wallis sanded paper for artists thursday may 1 2014 getting loose a new intense workshop series by kitty wallis on alternate weekends beginning june 14th and 15th choose any of the 6 weekends or attend the whole series these workshops take place in my studio and are limited in size to 4 6 students so reserve your place today please take a look at the linked document for a full description and schedule of my new workshop series these workshops are all d esigned to guide you into expressive energy filled work i believe getting loose is not about abandoning the quality of detail in your work it is about letting go and harnessing your talents and your confidence while gaining a relaxed focus that allows you to trust your stroke i will give you fundamental tools that will help you grow for a lifetime have a conflict with one of these dates not a problem just get together with 3 5 of your friends and schedule your own private workshop for the same price call me to make arrangements https drive google com file d 0b81z6_gar3tetwlicdg1dg9scvk edit usp sharing posted by kitty wallis at 3 19 pm 7 comments thursday august 29 2013 making illuminated pastel sticks illuminated pastel sticks think of the wall of a house painted one color flat now imagine the sky just after sunset you can see the colors in the air there s a sense of space we can get this sense of space by using illuminated colors here is how 1 pick out two colors of the same value for those who want an example i used terry ludwig s dark green g520 and dark red r170x this made a stunning glowing shadow color 2 crush each color separately into pieces like small cracked pepper do not turn it all into powder or leave in pieces larger than a grain of quinoa i put the stick in a fold of paper and roll a rolling pin over it open the paper and rearrange the pieces in a thin flat layer to expose the remaining larger pieces to further crushing fold paper and roll again until stick is crushed evenly repeat same operation with second color in a separate paper 3 when both are crushed evenly combine them by gently stirring them together on a pile of 3 or more paper towels spray with water in a mist gently folding the particles over and over inside the towels until all particles are wet not soaking 4 bring the paper towel over the moist particles and push them together including all the bits stuck to the paper towel do not knead the colors into a lump to succeed with illuminated colors the colors of the particles must remain distinct firmly press them together 5 form into a stubby stick 3 4 in diameter be careful there are no wrinkles cracks or spaces in the stick the nature of these sticks is weaker than regular pastels they cannot be made too thin or they will break when you use them 6 set the stick aside to dry if you like to use a dehydrator let them sit for 24 hours first the particles need time for the binding agents to interact with each other while still wet to form new bonds they are dry when no longer cool to the touch like laundry the procedure is simple but choosing exactly the right color is very tricky it took me 10 years to suddenly realize the power of my illuminated colors when correctly matched certain combinations fall flat and others are fabulous stay tuned here for some recipes for specific illuminated sticks that will amaze your eyes if you have colors in your studio that were disappointing and you haven t been using them post the brand and color number on my facebook and i ll do my best to make you a custom recipe coming soon making your own set of illuminated colors learning about values recipes with 3 or 4 colors posted by kitty wallis at 12 08 pm 11 comments tuesday july 17 2012 july 13 15 plein air color intensive debra and me with her pastel three days of color study outside where the real color is we studied color values temperatures mixing and pigments we painted in the morning and worked in the studio air conditioned in the afternoon on our color studies on the third day we switched to a larger format painting all day we worked all three days on one site under painting the first day applying pastel the second and switching scale the third most of us worked in pastel one student did it all in acrylic i ve never asked my class to stay with the same subject for 3 days it was a great idea we were able to go into depth on all aspects of color posted by kitty wallis at 12 17 pm 3 comments friday september 30 2011 waterfall waterfall 36 x24 pastel on sandpaper we painted at crystal springs today although it was predicted to be cloudy the sun shone all afternoon it was a beautiful day thanks celeste for this photo posted by kitty wallis at 11 25 pm 4 comments labels color expressive water sunday september 18 2011 park park 18x24 pastel on sandpaper with a pigment dispersion underpainting furthering the quest for expressive work i was forced by being unprepared to sit down with this subject i wouldn t have chosen it i was in the mood to paint water when am i not in the mood to paint water i was happy to find that my paintings are not so much empowered by subject choice as they are by what i do with the subject i didn t even realize how good this was until i got over my frustration that took a whole 24 hours and many positive comments from viewers posted by kitty wallis at 2 54 pm no comments labels park pastel pond quiet trees deleted oil practice phase i just deleted all the oil and acrilyic experiments vanity professionalism i couldn t bear to be represented by all that mediocre work posted by kitty wallis at 2 52 pm 2 comments 2012 class schedule my class schedule for 2012 is up i ll be adding times to the color classes when they are set i have some information about lodging as well please let me know if you are interested i kept the price low since artists aren t flocking to classes these days there will be a small additional model s fee for the figure class posted by kitty wallis at 1 26 am no comments labels color figure pastels plein air wallis classes older posts home subscribe to posts atom links albert handell anders zorn harris gallery shows my work marc hanson nicholas carone portland plein air studio painters richard mckinley the claude monet foundation at giverny subscribe via email enter your email address delivered by feedburner blog archive 2014 1 may 1 getting loo 2013 1 august 1 2012 1 july 1 2011 9 september 5 june 1 april 1 january 2 2010 4 september 1 may 1 march 1 january 1 2009 10 december 1 november 3 october 6 followers about me kitty wallis portland or artist inventor philosopher teacher author appreciator of life view my complete profile simple theme powered by blogger