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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 · 3d

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 · 24d

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 · 24d

Excellent guess!

Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · 24d

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