Meg Bandarra

Last week, I went out for my first plein air session of the warm season. It was a glorious spring day- the birds were signing, the sun...

To loosely quote a famous frog- it's not easy painting green. Using the color green properly can be a challenging part of landscape...

Disclaimer: Intellectual property (a.k.a- I.P.) is a complex and evolving area (that even some lawyers don't understand very well). This...

Disclaimer: Intellectual property (a.k.a- I.P.) is a complex and evolving area (that even some lawyers don't understand very well). This...

Not that many years ago, taking photographs of my paintings involved a DSLR camera, tripod, and photographer's lighting setup. All this...

The bright colors of autumn foliage are really fun to paint, but there are some things artists have to watch out for when creating these...

In my last post I discussed the benefits working en plein air can have on your artistic practice, so in this post I'd like to follow that...

There are some great skills to be gained from painting outside, which is why I think every artist should practice plein air painting...

This is the second installment in my two-part post on Color Relativity. In Part 1 we focused on how color relativity influences value, in...

Today's post is another installment in my series Color Principles For Artists, and we're going to be talking about a subject that often...

There are two things I see over and over again when someone is new to the pastel medium. These two traps (as I like to call them) are...

As a plein air painter who creates both day and night scenes, the one question I'm asked more than any other is whether or not it's safe...

"I don't have the right color" every pastel painter has said this, but when you're newer to the medium and still building your...

Last month I wrote a post about creative exercises to get you inspired. Exercise 5 on that list was using one reference photo to make...

I like breaking my pastels into two pieces (or even three depending on the brand). For me there are a few advantages to breaking them....

If you have a goal to make more art or you're not feeling very inspired or motivated, and need to get your creative juices flowing, these...

Here's a list of some of my favorite pastel items that would make great additions to a holiday gift list. This list is in no way...

Painting at the market was unlike anything I'd ever experienced before, it was exciting, intense, and to my surprise, the most difficult...

The dust that falls into your easel tray can be used to make new pastels! Homemade pastels are a pretty easy project, and best of all...

Sweep 6x8", Pastel Learning a new skill can sometimes feel like you're riding a wave of information, other times it can feel like that...