PanPastels!

Today Molly and I went to Webster University for our art portfolio review that determines whether or not we get into the school of art there. I was a little nervous, but I think I feel confident with how it went. Hopefully, by next week or so Molly and I will know, (fingers crossed)! 

Anyways, that's just some boring information, the real content of my blog comes from a different part of our trip  in St. Louis. We were driving along with our little GPS, when we passed this place:

At this point Molly may have yelled out "Artmart," you know, how when you're driving along and you read the signs you pass out loud? It was sort of that type of situation, but that's besides the point. How could we pass up this magnificent find?? We're always tempted by art supply stores, and often time whenever I go to Hobby Lobby or Michaels for something, I end up spending way more money than I had planned. So, we quickly turned around and, as the Garmin freaked out because we weren't following her directions, we made our way to artmart. And, you know, we both just HAD to stop to take a picture of the wall outside. We went inside,  and I sound like a complete art nerd, but this place was wonderful. 

As were were exploring, I came across something called PanPastels. I've never heard of them before, but they sounded interesting.

 

Aren't they so pretty!!

So this is what this interesting new(for me) medium is:

• PanPastel Colors are genuine artists’ quality pastels, uniquely packed in a pan format, available in a range of 60 colors.  PanPastel Colors were developed so that artists can easily lift, apply and control pastel color, just like true painting! The pan format holds the color like paint for easy application. 

Pretty much, it's pastels that are in a little container similar to a make-up compact, that you use little sponges and spongy brushes to apply to pigments. Of course, I wanted these, so I grab one of the kits to check out the price. It was a kit with colors ideal for portraits, including 20 panpastels and a few brushes. It cost $99. Oh No! Why are art supplies so expensive?? I didn't end up purchasing any, but I plan on ordering some, because I really enjoy pastels, and I think these would be really fun to experiment with. (Molly got some, so I may have to be trying them out, seeing as she never would have discovered them without me! ahahaha)