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North Wind Blizzard. Live Painting.

Studio Early Winter. 2022. Pastel. 14" x 8.6". Casey Klahn.

My little studio is anything but "all weather". It leaks air like a creaky baffle. But, the best direction for wind and snow to attack, from my point of view as a survivor, is from the north. 

This pastel was done by opening the door and huddling in the doorway, and watching the storm.

Driver Hat

 Maquette. Driver Hat. 2025.

Vine Charcoal, Black Pencil, Dry Ground & Pastel on Newsprint.

9" x 9".

Casey Klahn.

Stockings and Skirt

Dark Stockings and Skirt. Seated Pose. 2025.

Charcoal and Pastel on Sanded card. 15" x 11". Casey Klahn.

12 minute pose.

 

Modernist Pastel

 Sketching and Smoking. 2023. Pastel. 12.25" x 8.5". Casey Klahn. 10-20 minute pose on Zoom.

I'm re-visiting some images to draw. Sometimes a pastel will become a drawing, and vice versa. While re-drawing this "from life" pastel, I realized I overlooked how much I like this one. It has Modernist chops.

Seated Pose

 Seated in Underwear. 2025. Vine and Pencil Charcoal, Pastel on Ingres Paper. 10" x 8.5". Casey Klahn.

 

Dakota Pastel Workshops/ Casey Klahn

Join me in Mt Vernon, WA. We'll sketch and paint from live models and focus on gesture and color. Beginner through advanced.

 The Fauvist. 2014. 14.25" x 13.5." Pastel, Charcoal and Graphite. Casey Klahn.

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Dakota Pastel Workshops/ Casey Klahn

Join me in Mt Vernon, WA. We'll sketch and paint from live models and focus on gesture and color. Beginner through advanced.