I want to share this artist's blog post...I so admire her work and technique:
Karen Margulis, pastel artist.  I was lucky enough to meet her when she visited my town.

http://kemstudios.blogspot.com/2016/03/an-interesting-technique-for-creating.html

I am here, finally starting my blog.
I'll start by sharing a painting of mine, done in pastel:

Lavender and Wheat

Pastel, 11x14

It was late summer, early fall and I was seeing these colors everywhere, of the grasses starting to turn and what was left of the flowers. I fell in love with these two colors together and knew I had to paint them.