Michael Nichols Art
@michaelnicholsart.bsky.social
Bluegrass educator and artist specializing in silverpoint drawing and buon fresco painting. Please see more of my art here: https://www.michaelnicholsart.com
Thank you. The paper was prepared with clear gesso before I drew on it.
March 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Thank you. The paper was prepared with clear gesso before I drew on it.
Yes that’s why I like Rembrandt pastels too, they are easier to control, like a drawing as compared to a painting.
December 21, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Yes that’s why I like Rembrandt pastels too, they are easier to control, like a drawing as compared to a painting.
Soft round ones.
December 21, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Soft round ones.
I used a 15-piece set of Rembrandt pastels on gray charcoal paper. I find the gray paper easier to use than white paper.
December 21, 2024 at 5:14 PM
I used a 15-piece set of Rembrandt pastels on gray charcoal paper. I find the gray paper easier to use than white paper.
Thanks! It’s pretty straightforward actually and very similar to graphite drawing. The main difference is that instead of using a graphite pencil you use a wire of silver.
December 21, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Thanks! It’s pretty straightforward actually and very similar to graphite drawing. The main difference is that instead of using a graphite pencil you use a wire of silver.
That’s awesome! I have been using Rembrandt pastels since I was a student more than 30 years ago. Now I have my students buy the fifteen price set too! They are definitely my pastel of choice.
I hope they give you a good discount! 😃
I hope they give you a good discount! 😃
December 21, 2024 at 4:40 PM
That’s awesome! I have been using Rembrandt pastels since I was a student more than 30 years ago. Now I have my students buy the fifteen price set too! They are definitely my pastel of choice.
I hope they give you a good discount! 😃
I hope they give you a good discount! 😃
I use Rembrandt pastels although I have several sets of much pricier pastels too, like Terry Ludwig and the Great American pastel label (I forget their name); they’ve been in storage for several years.
Mostly I use the 15 piece Rembrandt set plus a set of four grays from light to dark.
Mostly I use the 15 piece Rembrandt set plus a set of four grays from light to dark.
December 20, 2024 at 10:42 PM
I use Rembrandt pastels although I have several sets of much pricier pastels too, like Terry Ludwig and the Great American pastel label (I forget their name); they’ve been in storage for several years.
Mostly I use the 15 piece Rembrandt set plus a set of four grays from light to dark.
Mostly I use the 15 piece Rembrandt set plus a set of four grays from light to dark.
Thanks Eric! You should give them a go! They are a lovelies painting in some ways.
December 20, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Thanks Eric! You should give them a go! They are a lovelies painting in some ways.
Thank you!
December 20, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Thank you!
Thank you!
December 19, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Thank you!
Thank you Jess!
December 19, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Thank you Jess!
Thank you!
December 18, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Thank you!
Bravo! The world needs more optimism! Good start btw, I like the border.
December 17, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Bravo! The world needs more optimism! Good start btw, I like the border.
Thank you Collin!
December 17, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Thank you Collin!
Thank you. Also, you can probably tell that I did some edge work around the hair with a traditional brush.
December 15, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Thank you. Also, you can probably tell that I did some edge work around the hair with a traditional brush.
Yes! I use pigment ground into distilled water and o
Load it into my airbrush and spray it on wet lime plaster.
Load it into my airbrush and spray it on wet lime plaster.
December 15, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Yes! I use pigment ground into distilled water and o
Load it into my airbrush and spray it on wet lime plaster.
Load it into my airbrush and spray it on wet lime plaster.
Thank you Steve! Yes I was trying to push the technique a bit towards contemporary aesthetics.
December 15, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Thank you Steve! Yes I was trying to push the technique a bit towards contemporary aesthetics.
Thank you Sara!
December 15, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Thank you Sara!
Thanks Collin! It is a bit unforgiving for sure!
December 15, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Thanks Collin! It is a bit unforgiving for sure!