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I learned a bunch of stuff from my Unofficial Artist In Residency at Salem Willows.

My last post was about proper storage of oil pastels.

In my post “Buttery Next Steps” I mentioned that oil pastels have a shelf life- Paul Rubens goes from buttery and smooth to sticky and less pleasant.

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One of the things we talk about in art therapy is how the very materials we use can impact the emotional state of a client.

Lately my en plein air bag has gotten heavy with additional mixed media materials.

This is a bit of an unformed series of thoughts that I’ve been having.

I have this debate with myself on the regular and here are my current thoughts: Lightfastness is important in works that will get sold or be shown.

My vacation has ended in an unexpected yet somewhat expected manner.

Youtube fed me a million and one videos about the Arrtx watercolors over the last month.