“The Colorist” CaseyKlahn is an American pastel artist born in 1958 in Hoquiam, Washington, now living in Davenport. His pastel landscapes are abstracted shapes where color gets to play.
I usually get one or two very nice responses from V. Notes readers, but after the last couple of posts I’ve been receiving quite a few letters. (Thank you!) This one from Margaret, “a devoted reader” was my favorite. Other than the generous cultural love fest between us, it’s great to know we have devoted …
This is day 10 of our 30 day creative challenge! To learn more about this 30SAL challenge, click here. Draw someone talking. Instead of illustrating their face, focus on describing their character and story through their body language. The scene can be drawn in a comic style sequence of squares, or all in one frame like …
Pastel artist. Specializes in tablecloths, ladies, and ladies on tablecloths. His work is very Matisse-like, but unlike Matisse, Boncompain is not yet dead. He creates most of his work in his Paris studio, with extended summers in Provence. Where else would he be? “Painting is the creation of silence” [image_with_animation image_url=”4759″ alignment=”” animation=”None[image_with_animation image_url=”4758″ alignment=”” …
Let’s do something simple and specific today: Draw this photograph using continuous line. Continuous line is when you don’t pick up your drawing tool once you’ve started. You can speed up, slow down, or stop, but you don’t pick up your tool. You can have up to 3 continuous lines in one picture, if you …
Casey Klahn
“The Colorist” Casey Klahn is an American pastel artist born in 1958 in Hoquiam, Washington, now living in Davenport. His pastel landscapes are abstracted shapes where color gets to play.
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