tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36736468354951511432024-02-21T01:45:05.030-08:00ART STEPPING STONESdaily art and activity in different media of a self-taught artist who picked up the pencils again at 53 years of age.Elena Malechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833360085465350745noreply@blogger.comBlogger636125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673646835495151143.post-44035037569218205812022-07-02T21:48:00.002-07:002022-07-02T21:48:52.192-07:00sumi-e<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMGB9bXsy4yxae2VGSkiYJZpO5IvcZA05pPOK4AjZF4uKLjQSgFtRRFSKSrT7CNUKEuNyguGlLBEqjM5FxsG56g31XVLPlMhKodWeH7HU5y1cVf90-Gu8jydHDhTO5y3DtgeZpw76TFYN0jgdN8yiwENdylmbMME5qccU3fthNWLRjYNI7NeQmrJy/s5152/watercolorEMalec.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5152" data-original-width="3864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMGB9bXsy4yxae2VGSkiYJZpO5IvcZA05pPOK4AjZF4uKLjQSgFtRRFSKSrT7CNUKEuNyguGlLBEqjM5FxsG56g31XVLPlMhKodWeH7HU5y1cVf90-Gu8jydHDhTO5y3DtgeZpw76TFYN0jgdN8yiwENdylmbMME5qccU3fthNWLRjYNI7NeQmrJy/s320/watercolorEMalec.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Elena Malechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833360085465350745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673646835495151143.post-74813372835038766522015-04-25T18:47:00.003-07:002015-04-25T18:47:36.819-07:00Black beauty series<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sennelier soft pastels on Canson Ingres paper 13x19in.</div>
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colored pencils tulip and watercolor and soft pastel background</div>
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Elena Malechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833360085465350745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673646835495151143.post-76522612951166981142015-02-05T09:38:00.002-08:002015-02-05T09:38:19.916-08:00Still life with pears pastel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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on drawing paper 9x12in.</div>
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Mondeluz watercolor pencils dry on Artagain pastel pad 9x12in.</div>
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Elena Malechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833360085465350745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673646835495151143.post-90384006937528527302014-06-25T11:59:00.000-07:002014-06-25T11:59:16.284-07:00Artist's Eye, juried exhibition award<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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hello friends, just opened a forum where you can learn and discuss art, still life subjects in graphite, colored pencils, pastel pencils, soft pastels, oil pastels.If you are an artist or a beginner who wants to learn the ropes, just drop by.<br />
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Elena Malechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833360085465350745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673646835495151143.post-81768623005990564812014-04-13T20:54:00.000-07:002014-04-13T20:54:05.170-07:00My book for children free online<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello friends.Just letting you know that my book for children with art activity projects is available online free of charge in PDF format. Here is its facebook page.<br />
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Elena Malechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833360085465350745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673646835495151143.post-72903369026090427332013-10-30T12:24:00.001-07:002013-10-30T12:24:08.920-07:00Rajasthan puppets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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