Great demo !👍

Great work Ken, you captured his character well. Pastels are hard, you did a good job considering you haven’t used them much lately.

Very fine. As often the case with your work I like the colour harmonies which are kept close to the ground tone. Thos lends a powerful sense of realism.

You have done an amazing job, Ken!
This is one of the most challenging things you can do- give a portrait demo while teaching. I have much admiration for this!

Another beautiful piece, Ken! I have pastels and I’d like to try to do portraiture with them but I don’t know where to begin. Seeing your things here inspires me to try harder and learn more. Perhaps, when I get my eyes straightened out, I’ll be able to take one of your online classes!

Thanks [B]Winnieike[/B]! I can show you the steps toward good portraiture in pastel, and it’s best do learn the right things from the start (we can do this via email if you like). When will your eye issues be better?

Hi Ken! I’m hoping very soon. I’ve been seeing doctors at OSU and they’ve got a plan. I have myasthenia gravis and irregular corneas. Currently I’m having great success resolving the cornea problem with the use of hard contact lenses. However, MG causes double vision. I’m going next week to talk about getting prisms. Fingers crossed I’ll be as good as new very soon; I’m so hopeful! 😃