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Information about pastels and me!

I am mainly a pastel artist and have been producing paintings for over 30 years. I originally painted in oils and acrylics, but about 20 years ago pastels became my passion. Just recently, I started painting in oils and acrylics again, and love doing them. You can see a couple of them in the "New" category. 

I have also been involved in a new adventure -- "plein air" painting.  Plein air painting  -- meaning we paint outdoors from real life, is a wonderful and exciting way to paint. Be sure to visit my new gallery page for my outdoor paintings.

I produce somewhere between 75 to 125 paintings per year in sizes ranging from 5"x7" to 30"x40" and have been selling 50 or more paintings per year. My paintings are mostly landscapes with a few still lifes and nudes sprinkled in. If you would like to see them in person, visit High Country Art Gallery in Blue Ridge, GA, Carisma Gallery in Buford, GA, or a new retail outlet for me -- Norwalk Furniture located in the shopping area behind Perimeter Mall in the North Atlanta area. I am also currently looking for a couple more galleries in the Georgia and surrounding Southeastern states area and will let you know when they are available.

Soft pastels are made from the same pigment used for oil paints and are very much like painting with pure pigment. A binding agent is added to create a chalk-like stick, which is applied to a textured surface, usually paper. Available in many vibrant colors, pastels maintain their just-painted look indefinitely, unlike oils, which can crack and darken over time. Pastel paintings are fragile and for protection should be framed under glass to avoid excessive handling of the artwork. Mats are recommended to keep the artwork from coming in contact with the glass.
There is now a "Marsha Savage Southeast Plein Air"
set made by Terry Ludwig --

These pastel sets are 60 sticks chosen by me as a base landscape set for the Southeast and East Coast.  This is an honor! It took about 10 months for Terry and his crew to make some of the colors that I wanted -- about 25 of the 60 were not colors that he already had in his inventory. They are now advertised in the Pastel Journal and can be bought directly from me, Terry Ludwig, and some of the mail order/internet art companies. The sets cost  (retail) $165 and they are well worth it -- and if you are interested, just e-mail me and we will work out the details.

His pastels last a very long time -- they are in the upper-middle range of the softest of the pastels. You can create a painting start to finish with just these pastels.   Once you try Terry Ludwig pastels, you will be hooked!


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I am now represented by Norwalk Perimeter Furniture Showroom, Dunwoody!
1165 Perimeter Center West, Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30338   (770-352-9000)
Please visit this location if you are in their area. They are located in the shopping center with REI Outdoor and this is about half way between Perimeter Mall and Hwy. 400. Very easy to get there!