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Studio pastel station
Studio Pastel Painting Station
Here is the pastel station in my studio. The natural light isn't great, so there is a full-spectrum clamp-on lamp above the easel. I like to have the  pastels selection right in front of the painting for finding the right color. The cabinet is a Stanton Cart from HomeDecorators.com. They no longer carry this particular configuration, although they have many others. It is only 14" deep, so I don't have to reach very far, (I'm short), which reduces shoulder strain. It's on wheels which occassionly comes in handy, although it is quite heavy full loaded. There is a little dust catcher tray that I made from foam-core under the drawing board.
Some Pastel Sets
Here are a few of the sets I've put together. The one on the far left is the one at the studio painting station. The one on the lower right is my smallest travel set. The trays are made with foam-core. You can see that they are all arranged with the same color configuration, so that no matter which set I'm using, I know where to go to find the color I need.

At this point I have far more pastels than I will ever use up. I still want to get more, of course, just to make sure I have the right color. It's like getting a brand new box of crayons.
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Paintings in Traditional Media 

As a professional artist all my adult life, I've tried nearly every medium. Each one has its strengths and limitations, and I've loved just about all of them. Now I've settled mostly into using pastels, oils, and occasionally watercolor or charcoal for my commissions, and usually pastels for demos, because of their speed and versatility.

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Landscapes
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Commissioned Work
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Still Lifes and Plant Lives
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Abstracts and Impressions