The Secret to Beautiful Mark Making: Pastel Landscape Demo

Let's explore the beauty of mark making with the pastel medium! In this vide I share my secret to effective and beautiful marks. I demonstrate a landscape of lavender fields and use my marks to describe and add interest to the painting. If you would like to see more consider joining my Patreon group! Link below.

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[davidwilshusen]

I 70 and just started painting 6 months ago.
Didn't realize I was that hard of hearing.
I've been shouting to much.
Thanks, I enjoyed your lesson on whispering.
I'm eating, waking, and sleeping pastel painting.
Not too late to the table of painting.

[susanobyrnes]

Hey Karen
I love your painting !
I think the difference between a whisper and a shout might be a “ Note “ of color.

[karennaturallyartby]

Love your work andAnd you’re a great teacher

[bar]

a whisper, a shout.... and the in-between is a This is such a gorgeous painting. Remarkable!

[shelleybrandon]

I whisper, I call and then I shout! Love your result, as always! You're a great teacher and have helped me immensely with my own touch in my work! TY!!

[marit]

I love watching your videos and always learn so much! What about humming? Whisper -> Hum -> Shout? Have a great rest of the week! 😊

[tslilbearshoppe]

you're the master. In between a whisper and a shout coule be called "inside voice" lol

[bangmrk]

As a devout purple-worshipper, this makes me very happy! 💜

[KathyBrooksArt]

Wow Karen, all of your content is great, but mark making is so vital to successful painting, and it's not talked about near enough by artists. Whispering and shouting, I love it. Thoroughly enjoyed this one (and all of yours) This one really drove the point home for me. Thank you so much. p.s. you should add one of those "Thanks$" buttons above so folks can make on the spot donations! Thanks again!

[lucyspastels]

Beautifully done. It is so helpful to hear your reasoning behind what you are doing in terms of color, touch and composition.

[Nazareth]

"Shouting Marks" and "Whisper Marks"- brilliant descriptions- Marks and layers really contribute such a huge aspect to the finished painting- color light and darks, etc- are important, but marks i think really speak to an artist's capabilities and understanding- Variety in marks is also very important- I love a mix between Realism and "Impressionism"- or Even "Abstact-ism" (is that a word?) of the 'shouting marks'- mixed together with realism, it really gives he eye a treat and workout pulling the viewer into the scene more i think-

The photographer Peterson used to call it 'Screaming Babies", (IE Bright jarring instances within hte scene that immediately draw attention away from where the photographer wants to viewer to look) but his idea was to avoid them in photography because it distracts- He stressed looking at the whole scene thoroughly to eliminate them- However with Art i think it adds much to the painting when done judiciously- as it also displays the artist's mastery of the media when done correctly-

[monicamaiese]

I have learned so much watching you paint and teaching us so much with your varied lessons. I would say in between the whispers and the shouts are statements. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

[odilecadiou]

Such good teacher you are, I am working on my touch with pastels - had worked with watercolor -acrylic, but, I love pastels ... Thank you Karen .

[mjpete]

Thank you Karen, a wonderful painting and an extensive demonstration of creating just the right marks! It looks like inside voice is your middle ground mark name! Thank you for sharing this amazing video with us.

[MuskegonRose]

I have been watching your videos for over a year. I haven't been able to work with my pastels for over 30 years but I love them. You have been such a good teacher and inspiration to me. I don't know if I am able to show you my first attempt or not, but I wanted to thank you for your demo's here on Youtube.

[petrajimenez]

Beautiful painting and excellent lesson ! Thank you !

[debbiegreen]

Love, thank you for describing the difference...
This helps so much when your new to pastel 😉

[alessandrabrunazzi]

Thank you (from Italy) for the lesson! It was great!!

[kathleenclarkson-xdvl]

I have enjoyed your many demos. Learned a lot. Thank you so much!

[barbskeelcsw]

LOVE your videos!! Thank you so much. I'm a new pastel painter-love the medium and your teaching is so helpful!