Marla Baggetta's Floral Painting Exercises
Artist and educator Marla Baggetta is sharing inventive floral painting techniques aimed at fostering creativity over precision. Her first activity, titled 'Background Magic,' provides four diverse methods for crafting backgrounds, while the second, 'A New Angle,' promotes exploring various perspectives in compositions. Baggetta showcases her work using pastel on Pastelmat, featuring pieces such as 'Single Pink Rose' and 'Garden Mix in Blue Vase.' A recognized Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, she is also affiliated with the International Association of Pastel Societies. This feature is included in the June/July 2026 edition of Southwest Art.
Key facts
- Marla Baggetta is a professional artist and instructor for over 30 years.
- She is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America.
- She is a Master Circle artist with the International Association of Pastel Societies.
- She runs PaintingLessonsWithMarla.com.
- The exercises use pastel on Pastelmat but any medium is acceptable.
- Exercise 1: Background Magic includes four approaches: neutral, vibrant, patterned, artist-inspired.
- Exercise 2: A New Angle includes four perspectives: eye level, above, side, below.
- Example paintings: Single Pink Rose (9×7), Spring Array (12×9), Mixed Garden Bouquet (12×9), White Peonies (12×12), White Roses in Red Ball Jar (10×8), After Redon (9×12), Peonies in Green Vase (8×9), Garden Mix in Blue Vase (14×14).
Entities
Artists
- Marla Baggetta
- Claude Monet
Institutions
- Pastel Society of America
- International Association of Pastel Societies
- PaintingLessonsWithMarla.com
- Southwest Art
- Pastel Journal