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New England artist working in soft pastel https://linktr.ee/gregsandford

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Mar 15

Dozing Off
24 x 20
Soft pastel on wood panel
#art #blueskyart #pastel #softpastel #painting

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · 11d

Sketch of Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA

#art #sketch #blueskyart #lobsterpot #provincetown #provincetownart #usk #urbansketching

Ink sketch of the crosswalk in front of the Lobster Pot on Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA.

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Sep 14

Yes! It is very similar to fine grit sand paper from the hardware store, but it’s made special for pastels so the pigments and dust stick to the paper. I also sometimes add rock tumbler grit to acrylic paint and paint over wood panels to achieve a similar surface.

Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Sep 14

Excellent guess!

Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Sep 14

Thank you for the kind words 🙏🏻

Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks for the pro tip!

Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Sep 9

Ahhh the good old days

Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Sep 9

I love your machines. Discovered them through the process of painting this piece. 🤓 my wife says there is one at the Boston MFA which we visit pretty regularly so I need to check it out next time I’m there.

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Sep 9

Very cool! There’s a company @artomat.bsky.social that does it too!

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Sep 8

Me too. Every Chinese food restaurant lobby in New England had one.

Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Sep 8

I too loved a juke box. My high school cafeteria had one and “Burning Down the House” by the Talking Heads was often played on repeat.

However… this woman is paying for a different vice other than rock and roll…

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Sep 8

Who here is old enough to know what she’s doing? 🤔

Soft pastel on sanded paper
16”x12”

#art #blueskyart #nostalgia #pastel #softpastel

Pastel painting of a woman in high heels and a green dress standing at a vintage machine of some sorts. The machine also seems to have high heels.

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you 🙂

Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Aug 31

PJM & Forsythia Clippings No.3
8 x 8 soft pastel on prepared wood panel
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#softpastel #forsythia #softpastelpainting #pastel #pastelpainting #flowerspainting #stilllife #art #blueskyart

Soft pastel still life painting of flower clippings on a dining room table.

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Aug 29

PJM & Forsythia Clippings No.2
8 x 8 soft pastel on prepared wood panel
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#softpastel #forsythia #softpastelpainting #pastel #pastelpainting #flowerspainting #stilllife #art #blueskyart

Soft pastel painting of forsythia and PJM flower clippings in a small glass milk jar on my dining room table.

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thank you 🙂

Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Aug 24

Woods Hole Skyline
11”x11” soft pastel on sanded paper

#art #blueskyart #pastel #blueskyartshow #skyline

Colorful pastel painting of rooftop skyline in Woods Hole, MA

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Aug 22

PJM & Forsythia Clippings No.1
8 x 8 soft pastel on prepared wood panel
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#softpastel #forsythia #softpastelpainting #pastel #pastelpainting #flowerspainting #stilllife #art #painting #blueskyart