Plein Air Pastel Painting with Susan Kuznitsky

Follow along with Blick Featured Artist Susan Kuznitsky as she breaks down her approach to plein air painting with pastels. Choose a sturdy easel to work from, then quickly sketch out your composition with big positive and negative shapes using a charcoal pencil. Lay in flat areas of color with pastels, then brush over the colors with a solvent to turn them into a paint-like pigment. Continue to add details and shadows, being sure to layer your lightest colors last.
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[@estherferrara]

Gorgeous work. You are both a talented painter and teacher. Thank you.

[@Blick_Art]

We agree! She's wonderful!

[@nancygreenberg3431]

What an extremely talented artist Susan is!

[@Figgatella]

Finally an art tutorial with pastels. Thank you so much! Beautiful work. You make it look so easy and I know it’s not.😂

[@davejones732]

Thank you...fantastic lesson and beautiful painting. Bravo Susan

[@kathryndohring5481]

So beautiful! Really enjoyed watching and hearing your excellent explanations.

[@Blick_Art]

We're glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting us know!

[@tetianaabramov]

❤❤❤

[@pattyhall7162]

Love it

[@hab8704]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing!!! 🙏❤️

[@ChantelleArts]

Wow, this is impressive 😍

[@tlwest1]

Beautiful 😍

[@nawrastS]

Thank you very much

[@franciscoreygonzalez9908]

Maravilloso!.gracias.

[@christinescoloringandcrafts]

beautiful!!!!

[@pocahontasseguinart7099]

I use gambling solvent-free gel to paint with sennelier oil pastels and even with it with sennelier oil paint. It's better and safer because a lot of oils people use is really dangerous and people need to wear a mask. I've ordered a 2-pack 20x24 canvas and new gambling solvent-free gel but I'm a little afraid of the size of the canvas, makes me feel like buying more paint before painting on them. 5:37

[@Blick_Art]

We're all for wearing protective equipment if you feel it's necessary, and for selecting what's right for you in your studio! Sorry we can't help with offering stuff that makes you feel like buying more paint, that's kind of our thing... ;-)

[@sistersarann3819]

Amazing, love it :)

[@lefthandstory1280]

Beautiful work nice

[@yogibakshi2375]

Beautiful painting. Please can you tell where can I get this set of of the easel and box in India.

[@Blick_Art]

Unfortunately we don't have any information on retailers in your location. If you would like to find out if these products can be purchased from us and sent to where you are, please contact our International Shipping Team at [e-mail] or call 1-800-828-4548. Thanks for reaching out!

[@sarabarbeau3241]

Wonderful!!
Wondering how the panel stick to the black board?

[@joeannnehmer4292]

Do you use any kind of spray to protect the painting when finished ?

[@Blick_Art]

We'll see if the artist has a reply based on her individual practice, but in general, a light coat of fixative is a sensible measure to control dust, especially in a frame using plastic glass, which attracts dust through static electricity. Most pastel painters try to avoid excessive use of fixative because saturation can darken colors an alter the image.

[@dpmedhurst]

Stunning picture. Thank you.

[@lemmykilmister873]

🙂👍🏻

[@juliepekarske8302]

What do you fix it with?

[@c.e.schlink9933]

Oil pastels or chalk? Or both? What r u using?

[@Blick_Art]

Hi C.E., Susan uses both hard and soft pastels, not oil.