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Q: What’s on the easel today?
A: I’m continuing to work on a large (58” x 38”) pastel painting. I haven’t decided on an exact title yet, but it will be either “Impresario” or “Lost Cause.” The latter is the name of a new Billie Eilish song.
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Q: What’s on the easel today?
A: I continue slowly working on a 26” x 20” pastel painting that has given me plenty of problems, mostly on the ‘face.’ Hopefully, this painting is in the homestretch now.
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Q: What’s on the easel today?
A: I continue slowly refining and adding more detail to “Raconteur,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 58” x 38.”
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Q: What’s on the easel today?
Work in progress
A: I’m continuing to work on a 58” x 38” pastel painting. The title is not definite yet, although I do have two that I am considering.
Comments are welcome!
Q: What’s on the easel today?
Work in progress
A: I recently started a new 26” x 20” pastel painting that is number 16 in the “Bolivianos” series. More about this work at
https://barbararachko.art/en/paintings/bolivianos
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Q: What’s on the easel today?
Work in progress
A: Amidst the noisy construction happening next door, I continue slowly working on “Jokester” (tentative title), soft pastel on sandpaper, 58” x 38.” I’ve just begun to add stripes into the shirt.
It is the fifteenth piece in the “Bolivianos” series. Read more about this work at https://barbararachko.art/en/paintings/bolivianos
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Q: What’s on the easel today?
Work in progress
A: I continue working on a large 58” x 38” pastel painting tentatively called, “Jokester.”
Comments are welcome!
Q: What’s on the easel today?
Work in progress
A: Progress is slower than usual during the current pandemic lockdown. I continue working on “Trickster,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 26” x 20.”
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Q: What’s on the easel today?
Work in progress
A: For nearly two weeks this pastel painting, “Majordomo,” has been on “pause” due to the corona virus. I’m able to work on it now sporadically.
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Q: What’s on the easel today?
Work in progress
A: “Majordomo,” 20” x 26,” soft pastel on sandpaper, is coming along. After today’s studio session, I will put it aside and add finishing details when I am able to see it fresh again. I‘ve been looking at this piece too long to know what else it needs now.
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