Category: Minilessons

  Here’s another edition of What’s Working & Why. Let’s take a look at a piece by Lawren Harris. https://youtu.be/EksbY5nef-s With Warmest Regards,Marla

  I painted this scene a couple years ago when I first started filming the lessons. The lesson was called “Oaks Bottom” A Classic River. I came across the reference photos the other day and thought it would be worthwhile

  Here’s a new little mini! I like how it turned out! https://youtu.be/U9s7RQz8Btg With Warmest Regards,Marla

  This was a good way to get painting today! I really like how the foreground turned out. Even though it’s in shadow, it’s rich and full of gesture. https://youtu.be/nrW7BUcOdFY With Warmest Regards,Marla

  Here’s the fourth video in my How to Paint a Still Life Series. Join me for this tutorial where I demonstrate how to paint a bottle of soap and window cleaner! https://youtu.be/kXeMR3b3E7c With Warmest Regards,Marla

Here’s the third video in my How to Paint a Still Life Series. Join me for this tutorial where I demonstrate how to paint a white vase on a white background in pastel. https://youtu.be/dCDVbYE49yE

I’m trying to spend part of every day studying. Part of that is revisiting work that has inspired me and learn more about that work. In this video, I break down what I think works in Carlson’s piece, “Forest Silence”.

This video shows you how to make a trap to catch the pastel dusts on our easel. We want to do this for a couple of reasons. One is for health reasons because we want to minimize the particles being

Here’s the second video in my How to Paint a Still Life Series. Today, I’m going to do a demonstration painting this ceramic vase in pastel. It’s very sweet and I love the shape of it. It’s got a pattern

  Here’s the first video in my How to Paint a Still Life Series. This is a little tutorial on how to paint glass with pastels. I have my blue bowl in a still life stage. It can afford only