© Astrid Volquardsen Pastel artists usually use different kind of brands because »the« pastel stick simply does not exist. Depending on the softness of the pastel stick and the type of paper or support being used there are a different … Read More
Last year I received an enquiry from the Swiss company Caran d’Ache who asked me if I would like to test a few prototypes of their new pastel pencils. As a result of this contact, we established an interesting working … Read More
For quite a while I have been curious about the pastel making process and how to make my own ones. A blog post by the American pastel artist Casey Klahn gave the last impulse. I had so many left overs, … Read More
© Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 To store my pastels I decided to build some long boxes without any space holders. This way it is much easier to follow the color wheel. Further more some colors take more space and others less, … Read More
After approxomately 20 hours of work I have rearanged my palette and I am glad that I finally came around to do this. Sometimes it was very tirering but on the other hans I have discoverd many beautiful colors, of … Read More
© Astrid Volquardsen I returned from my trip to the Baltic sea and my sketchbook and head are full of new paintings and ideas. But before I can go back to the easel and start painting I need to rearrange … Read More
