Dear Lyn, thank you sssoooooo much for interviewing one of my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE ARTISTS, the Incredible Harley Brown!!! His book, ETERNAL TRUTHS OF EVERY ARTIST changed my life! I had no idea pastels could be brought to life like that! I know the late Daniel Greene was a great pastel portraitist who mostly worked in oils, but Harley hands down, is the BEST with pastels I have ever seen...EVER!!! What amazes me is, many of the paintings that were published in "ETERNAL TRUTHS" are still in his home! His talent and knowledge is still bursting out with the EAGERNESS and POWER to TEACH with on the zoom platform. His energy and WILLINGNESS to give of himself is literally BURSTING at the SEAMS! Lyn I SALUTE you!!!
I really value Harley Brown's booK about the truths because that is exactly what this artist speaks...THE TRUTH! His book is NOT full of boring instructions one could be wrapped too tightly into. His book is full of fantastic evidence that he understands and has been through all of the snares we art creators may go through during our lives as artists. I trust this man note than any artist or art instructor I've ever met .You will benefit greatly from Thr things he tells you. PLEASE GET THAT BOOK!!!!!It is the true artist's bible!
Hi, I'm self-taught...I'm not a specialist artist like you but I'm fascinated by your art and I must say that you're transmitting and teaching me a lot... I have a small channel...if you like, take a look... Greetings from Italy
I do animal commissions, I’m told they look like a photograph, which I take as a compliment. Your use of color and your strokes for the wave and water and the detail last is fantastic! Thank you so much! I will give it a try as soon as I’ve got some time! I’ve subscribed!
Hi Vicki. The paper that I used in this demo was Kitty Wallis (no longer available) but you could use any of the following - UART 600, Fisher 400 or Lux Archival. The pastels are varied - Art Spectrum, Sennelier, Girault, Terry Ludwig, Great American Artworks.
Absolutely amazing. I see now you used Fischer paper 500. I hope I have spelt correctly. Thank you again. I will enjoy more of your video tutorials I’m sure.
"God forbid that I should boast in anything but The Cross of Jesus Christ." I have just discovered this amazing, vibrant artist, and in front of her and yet, backing all of her art, is the Easel of Wisdom. I love finding depth in art, but more so when found in the Artist!
I’m an older newbie on a small island in Alaska! “Lemony yellow”, I was like whaaaat? But then you explained and showed…mind blowing tips for sure! People watch and listen and you will learn! Thank you Lyn!
finally, I found an accomplished pastel artist doing realism! Monet would cringe if he saw what is being called impressionism. Overly dark, fast smudgy geometric shapes for trees, etc. has destroyed today's pastel artists, Lyn, you have saved the day and make me realize I'm not alone!
No definitely not. Fixative will darken the painting and it will lose its vibrancy. Pastels need to be framed with glass and then they are protected. Before framing give the painting a good tap on the back to remove any loose dust or even put a piece of glassine paper over it and gentle use a rolling pin to press the pastels into the surface. Pastels are a very robust medium.
What a huge surprise and a treat to hear back from Lyn, such an incredible artist took the time to send me the reply to my question and this was such a great help to me. How right she is about the UArt600. Wonderful results with it yesterday. Thank you so so much !
Yes, she is amazing ! I would love to know what paper Lyn is using because like me, she blends with her fingers. Please please tell me ! I have Canson Mi Tients but doubt for some reason that is what she is using. I have UART sanded and one cannot blend like that....am stuck with the paper that so many artists early on when I returned to pastels, raved about and said this was THE paper to use. Only not for me. Hope to hear back very soon as I approach my 80th Birthday in a few weeks. Thank you so much, admire you and love all your beautiful creations !
Hi Cynthia. The paper is Fisher 400 which is very similar to UART 600 . Both are heavily sanded surfaces. To blend effectively you need to put a good coverage of pastel down first. Notice that I don’t blend until I have all of my colours down first.
I’ve not tried a sanded paper yet however I blend with my fingers and I use pastelmat which I find beautiful paper. You still need decent amount of pastel down to blend properly but it’s the first paper I found where I really like the end result
Hi Marley. I have found the time in COVID to do more - but they are mostly full length teaching videos. They are up on Vimeo for sale - for more details see ldief.com/Videos/
Judith Brown no fixative used at all. Fixative would actually darken the work and not necessary to hold the pastel onto the paper. Pastel paintings are the most colourfast of all media and once under glass are absolutely secure.
OMG, what a wonderful teacher, you are. You are about the most talented artist I have ever watched. God blessed you immensely. I love your tutorials, Lyn. Thank you for taking the time to teach us and sharing your world of art. I am a novice, however, I do know fine art as my brother was a fine artist. And he never took a lesson.
Patricia Smith thankyou so much Patricia. I’m also getting some videos up on Vimeo which give more teaching and the opportunity to see every stroke and idea in real time.
