Clairefontaine.SA

01/09/2022

The pastel master at work this morning !
Thank you Christopher for a wonderful morning, and thank you Artland for hosting.

Christopher has released his incredible book that covers everything on the art of pastels. A highly recommended book for any artist 🎨

26/08/2022

Amazing morning session with showing and explaining Pastel Painting at his book launch. What an amazing book, grab yours now!

Looking forward to the afternoon session. Don't miss this one, it's not too late yet, just pop in and grab a coffee, it's perfect for a rainy Cape Town Friday afternoon!

25/08/2022

Free opportunity to meet Chris at his book launch! There is always something new to learn for everyone. His book has received excellent reviews. Grab a signed copy at the book launch tomorrow!

Join us at The Deckle Edge Salt River on 26 August to see how Chris Reid creates his stunning pastel creations. He will demo Schmincke Soft Pastels on Clairefontaine Pastelmat paper. The demo is FREE but booking is essential for catering, so reserve your free ticket today. Chris will also be launching a lovely instructional book called ‘Pastel Painting’! Click here to order a copy of this wonderful book.

Come and learn from a true pastel artist and try out some of the techniques you learn on the sample materials provided for this special occasion.

Date: 26 August

Time: 9:30am – 12pm (morning demonstration)
1:30pm – 3pm (afternoon demonstration)

Chris Reid also has an upcoming Life Drawing Pastel Workshop on the 12th of November at The Deckle Edge Cape Town if you are interested in learning more.

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11/06/2022

Make informed decisions!
All 14 colours of Pastelmat paper on display at showing the results of using it with the most popular mediums of Patel Pencils, Graphite and Charcoal. Also demonstrated with and without the application of the Pastel Revolution Freezer.

20/02/2021

Do you art journal?
How do you like this canvas bound journal? 32 pages of 180gsm grained paper with one side textured, one side smooth. Suitable for wet and dry techniques. Start by customising the cover with your own design!

09/02/2021

showing us what can be done on Pastelmat!
Thank you for your excellent work, Chandré!
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One of the two commissions I finished!
Horse in with Pastelmat paper that I bought from

23/06/2020

COMPETITION TIME!
Prizes:
Winner: 5x Pastelmat pads 18x24cm plus one pack of 5x 50x70cm Pastelmat sheets
PLUS: 7 Finalists receive 2x Pastelmat pads 18x24cm each
To enter:
- Post your Pastel drawing with in the description before 05 July 2020
- Best drawings will be voted by community
- only one entry per applicant
- entries accepted worldwide!

28/08/2019

So proud to see South African artist Graham Kearney exhibiting at the ADIHEX 2019

14/08/2019

Nationwide Shipping throughout South Africa.

14/08/2019

Pastelmat in action by the brilliant Henriette van Staden

We all have our Achilles heel and I’ll admit that art supplies are mine. It’s therefore quite fair to admit that I probably didn’t need the Caran D’Ache Pastel Pencil set I bought. Well, that is until I had used them. It is now quite fair to admit that I pretty much cannot do without […]

18/07/2019

Tell us about your experience with using Pastelmat with multimedia?
Pastelmat paper was designed as a pastel surface but works beautifully for colored pencils, graphite, and charcoal as well.

15/07/2019

Have you tried mixing Pastels with water? Pastelmat paper retains it's marvellous properties when wet, and does not buckle.