Pastel Portraits, Fine Art and Art Tutorials
My name is Emma Colbert and I specialise in pastel painting. I work in a realistic style but aim to create a painting with more depth and vibrance than the photo reference. I spend my time working on people and pet commissions, as well as my own series of wildlife, landscapes and still life.
Over the years I have worked on many commissioned portraits. I specialise in domestic animals like dogs, cats and horses but paint many other animals both to commission and from my own photo reference. I find such joy in capturing an animal’s personality but also find joy these days painting the chair a dog is on, or a windowsill in the sunlight. It’s always about capturing that light convincingly.
I also love painting people, landscapes and still life. Anything that is lit in an interesting way is sure to catch my attention and you can see a range of my work in the portfolio section.
In recent years I have spent most of my time filming while I paint and making tutorials to teach others about the beauty and versatility of soft pastel.
I aim to paint what I love when I choose a non commissioned piece to work on. I spend many hours in nature observing and photographing wildlife and it is this connection with nature that has inspired all my recent work. My series of wildlife and landscapes can be seen in several galleries in the UK and Ireland. I also have a limited edition print range available in my shop above.
Would you like to learn how to paint in pastel? I have lots of tutorials and more on my Patreon channel
Patreon is a way for me to fund the creation of quality art tutorials while being really cheap for everyone. For as little as €4 a month you get access to real time, narrated video tutorials and demos, reference images and more. As a Patron you can pause or cancel at any time to suit your budget so it’s a very affordable way to gain expert tuition.
I hope to share the knowledge I’ve picked up over the years and help other artists along in their own artistic journey. You can see more information about this in the video above.
