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Greg Sandford

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New England artist working in soft pastel https://linktr.ee/gregsandford

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Soft pastel painting of triple deckers down a Brockton, MA city street.

Soft pastel painting of triple deckers down a Brockton, MA city street.

Down Hillberg
9x14 soft pastel on sanded paper

#art #blueskyart #pastel #softpastel #cityscape #streetscape #brocktonma

26.02.2026 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you kindly.

24.02.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Soft pastel painting of a single purple iris against a light green background.  Framed in an ornate oval gold frame.

Soft pastel painting of a single purple iris against a light green background. Framed in an ornate oval gold frame.

Iris
7”x5” pastel on sanded paper

#art #blueskyart #pastel #softpastel #iris

22.02.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Heleen!

08.02.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh cool! It does look like the same spot. I like that comic!

08.02.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Ink sketch of Rue Lepic in Montmartre Paris.  Walking down the hill and around the curvy street.

Ink sketch of Rue Lepic in Montmartre Paris. Walking down the hill and around the curvy street.

Rue Lepic, Montmartre

#art #blueskyart #montmartre #ruelepic #usk #urbansketching #streetscape #paris

08.02.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Ink in paper line drawing of a city street with church in the background.

Ink in paper line drawing of a city street with church in the background.

Main Street Brockton MA

#art #blueskyart #usk #uskboston #brocktonma #streetscape #cityscape

06.02.2026 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Break them more please

24.01.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Colorful pastel painting of the T train bridge in Boston at Longfellow Bridge and Storrow Drive.

Colorful pastel painting of the T train bridge in Boston at Longfellow Bridge and Storrow Drive.

Longfellow & Storrow

Pastel on wood panel - 22”x16”

#art #blueskyart #boston #uskboston #bostonart #storrowdrive #pastel #softpastel

23.01.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pastel Sketch of The Lobster Pot.

#art #sketch #blueskyart #lobsterpot #provincetown #provincetownart #usk #urbansketching #pastel #softpastel

15.01.2026 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quick pastel sketches (almost) daily in January. This is the courtyard at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota FL.

#art #pastel #urbansketching #blueskyart

10.01.2026 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Quick colorful pastel sketch of a street scene.

Quick colorful pastel sketch of a street scene.

Quick pastel sketches (almost) daily in January. This is downtown Brockton MA.

#art #pastel #urbansketching #blueskyart

07.01.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
pastel sketch of a dry docked sailboat in the yard of an old house.   Sketch has cool color palette and dark drawing outlines.

pastel sketch of a dry docked sailboat in the yard of an old house. Sketch has cool color palette and dark drawing outlines.

Today’s pastel sketch: a dry docked sailboat in the yard of an old house in Mystic, CT.

04.01.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pen and pencil value sketch of the Lobster Pot

Pen and pencil value sketch of the Lobster Pot

Pen and pencil value sketch of statues in the courtyard at the Ringling Museum

Pen and pencil value sketch of statues in the courtyard at the Ringling Museum

A couple of pen and pencil value sketches. Trying to make some kind of art every day this January!

Lobster Pot in Provincetown MA and the Ringling Museum in Sarasota FL.

#art #blueskyart #sketches

03.01.2026 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Soft pastel painting of a red brick fire station against a blue sky.

Soft pastel painting of a red brick fire station against a blue sky.

Station No. 2
12 x 12 soft pastel on prepared wood panel

I made a smaller version of this about a year ago and it sold at one of the galleries who display my work. My wife loved it so painted a larger version for her as a Christmas gift πŸŽ…πŸ»

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#softpastel #urbanlandscape #art #blueskyart

01.01.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Love it!

28.11.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

28.11.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Line drawing sketch of a New England city street.

Line drawing sketch of a New England city street.

Thankful for my neighborhood! Ink sketch on paper.

#art #blueskyart #blueskyartshow #usk #urbansketching #newenglandart #tripledecker

28.11.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Followed the art page thanks.

15.11.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Glad you do! πŸ™πŸ»

15.11.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Suzanne

15.11.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™‚

15.11.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bingo!

15.11.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

09.11.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™‚

30.10.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Longfellow & Storrow

Ink on paper

#art #blueskyart #usk #urbansketching #boston #uskboston #bostonart #storrowdrive

20.10.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ink sketch of the crosswalk in front of the Lobster Pot on Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA.

Ink sketch of the crosswalk in front of the Lobster Pot on Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA.

Sketch of Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA

#art #sketch #blueskyart #lobsterpot #provincetown #provincetownart #usk #urbansketching

05.10.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! It is very similar to fine grit sand paper from the hardware store, but it’s made special for pastels so the pigments and dust stick to the paper. I also sometimes add rock tumbler grit to acrylic paint and paint over wood panels to achieve a similar surface.

14.09.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent guess!

14.09.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for the kind words πŸ™πŸ»

14.09.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0