Information about "The Beauty of Pastel" and notes on framing.

The Beauty of Pastel

(information found on-line on William Hosner site)

"Pastel is pure pigment, the same pigment used in all media. It is the most permanent of all when applied to conservation ground and properly framed. Pastel has no liquid binder that may cause the surface to darken, fade, yellow, crack, or blister with time. Pastels from the 16th century exist today, as fresh as the day they were painted. Pastel does not at all refer to pale colors, as the word is commonly used in the cosmetic and fashion terminology. The name Pastel comes from the French word "pastiche" because the pure, powdered pigment is ground into a paste with a binder and then rolled into sticks. The infinite variety of colors in the Pastel palette range from soft and subtle to hard and brilliant."

Most of my pastel paintings are done on "wallis" museum grade paper, which has a rich surface that "grabs" the pastel.  The frames I use are typically plein air frames from JFM Enterprises or kingofframe.com.  I use quality, less reflective "tru vue" glass, which has some UV protection.  Unless a light is shining right on the glass, there really is hardly any reflection at all.  I have successfully mailed many paintings framed in this manner.

Roses

Here is another painting I just put up for auction on http://www.dailypaintworks.com/.  It is a 10" x 8" pastel, painted on archival paper and it will be received in a frame, ready to hang.  For information on framing and materials, please see blog, "Red Vines in a Frame.

Sunflowers and a Stinking Rose

Several months ago, one of my artist friends came for a vist.  We did some "plein aire" painting in the delta, but one rainy day, we bought some sunflowers and set up a still life.  I'm pretty sure garlic is called "the stinking rose".  Right?

Field of Flowers in Northern California

This is an 8" x 8" pastel study that I posted on http://www.dailypaintworks.com/ auction today.  http://www.cjmyersfineart.com/.
February 13, 2012

Autumn Vines

This painting will go on auction tomorrow on "dailypaintworks.com".  It is 10" x 8", starting at $94, including frame and tru vue glass.  I have more information of materials on my previous blog under the painting "Red Vines".

Notes on frames, materials and shipping.

This is an 8" x 8" pastel painting, with frame, posted on "dailypaintworks.com" on January 3, 2012.  It's painted on museum grade  "wallis paper", which is archival, and I use "tru vue" glass which is less reflective than regular glass and has some UV protection.  Unless a light is shining right on the glass, there really is hardly any reflection at all.  I have successfully mailed many paintings framed in this manner.

Red Vines

I just put this painting up for auction on "dailypaintworks.com", starting at $94.  It should show up tomorrow.

I took a trip in the fall, starting at Bodega Bay, through the Russian River area, up to Healdsburg, and around Sonoma and got some great reference photos.  The colors were quite fantastic, of course!