Juli Schuszler

Pastel Still Lifes

Meet the Artist
Exhibitions 2010
Exhibitions 2009
Exhibitions 2008
Orchid Paintings
Tropical Paintings
Recent Landscapes
Pastel Portraits
Pastel Still Lifes
Biography

"Magoes and Plums"
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20" x 26" Pastels

"Blue Bottle with Plums"
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12" x 18", Pastels

Pastel Still Lifes
 
Like the Impressionists Degas and Cassatt, Juli enjoys using pastels for the immediacy of color available.  She loves to capture the intricate and complex light of interiors, either in still lifes or portraits.  She has recently completed several pastel commissions, which she loves to paint.

"Still Life with Oyster Shells"
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PRIVATE COLLECTION

Juli love painting still lifes in pastels, using arrangements she sets up in her studio.  She works on pastel board, which is made by gluing marble dust on card stock with rabbit skin glue.  First, Juli sketches her layout with hard pastels.  Then, she uses soft pastels to block in large areas of color.  For the final touches, such as highlights, Juli uses the very soft pastels of Sennelier.

"Still Life with Oyster Shells"
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PRIVATE COLLECTION

Juli loves to paint still lifes for commissions.  She truly enjoys the process of creating a unique work of art to beautify a client's home.  Several of these pastels shown were created as commissions.
 

"Still Life with Stripes"
Still Life with Stripes
12" x 18", Pastels

Juli accepts commissions, as she truly enjoys the process.  Upon visiting the patron's home, she will design prototypes to help her client in the selection of art.  After Juli and her client reach a decision, she will immediately begin creating a unique and original work of art to beautify their home. 

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Juli at the RAL Studio Gallery

Juli sells her original art and fine art reproductions at her studio, art shows, and galleries. 

"Still Life with Mangoes"
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PRIVATE COLLECTION